MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 09 Apr 1962 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

18603, 1962-010G

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

WESTFORD DRAG, Unknown motor

Mass

~1 kg wet, ~1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-04-09 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 18603U 62010G   26034.86012155 -.00000038  00000-0 -85691-2 0  9994
2 18603  86.6949 345.3976 0285366 225.5623 161.1057  9.41008895366004

Epoch: 2026-02-03T20:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T20:38:34.501Z)

Latitude

27.66964°

Longitude

-96.55296°

Altitude

3,358.517 km

Speed

6.314 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 08m 30s

True Declination

27° 33' 58"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

08:36:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,366.982 km

Perigee altitude

2,826.229 km

Semi-major axis

9,474.742 km

Eccentricity

0.02854

Inclination

86.6949°

RAAN

345.3976°

Arg. of periapsis

225.5623°

True anomaly

162.12995°

Mean anomaly

161.1057°

Eccentric anomaly

161.62122°

Mean motion

2.35338 °/min

Orbital period

152.97 mins

BSTAR

-0.0085691

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MIDAS 5 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
29 mins	2026-02-07 06:50:46.196Z	5.705° NNE	2026-02-07 07:05:46.196Z	74.597° E	34.117°	2026-02-07 07:19:46.196Z	141.685° SSE
29 mins	2026-02-07 09:24:46.196Z	350.897° N	2026-02-07 09:39:46.196Z	276.043° WNW	39.75°	2026-02-07 09:53:46.196Z	208.007° SW
28 mins	2026-02-07 18:56:46.196Z	127.397° SE	2026-02-07 19:09:46.196Z	71.867° E	31.697°	2026-02-07 19:24:46.196Z	12.164° NNE
33 mins	2026-02-07 21:25:46.196Z	195.867° SSW	2026-02-07 21:41:46.196Z	279.634° WNW	42.633°	2026-02-07 21:58:46.196Z	359.498° N
16 mins	2026-02-08 00:12:46.196Z	280.491° WNW	2026-02-08 00:19:46.196Z	306.066° NW	14.995°	2026-02-08 00:28:46.196Z	339° N
23 mins	2026-02-08 05:49:46.196Z	13.931° NNE	2026-02-08 06:00:46.196Z	58.972° ENE	22.187°	2026-02-08 06:12:46.196Z	110.865° ESE

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MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-03T20:38:34.501Z)

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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1962 (1962-04-09 UTC)

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