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 5 days ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 18603U 62010G   26107.57461405  .00000087  00000-0  16838-1 0  9997
2 18603  86.6902 334.9309 0286740 135.8573 251.7305  9.41013825372841

Epoch: 2026-04-17T13:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-17T13:47:26.653Z)

Latitude

24.47752°

Longitude

-76.13353°

Altitude

3,193.478 km

Speed

6.424 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 25m 44s

True Declination

24° 22' 52"

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

00:35:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,368.25 km

Perigee altitude

2,824.895 km

Semi-major axis

9,474.709 km

Eccentricity

0.02867

Inclination

86.6902°

RAAN

334.9309°

Arg. of periapsis

135.8573°

True anomaly

248.6465°

Mean anomaly

251.7305°

Eccentric anomaly

250.18487°

Mean motion

2.35339 °/min

Orbital period

152.97 mins

BSTAR

0.016838

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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.
6 mins	2026-04-22 18:58:12.011Z	298.824° NW	2026-04-22 19:01:12.011Z	310.426° NW	10.686°	2026-04-22 19:04:12.011Z	322.194° NNW
20 mins	2026-04-23 00:30:12.011Z	19.236° NNE	2026-04-23 00:40:12.011Z	67.675° E	23.032°	2026-04-23 00:50:12.011Z	113.86° SE
28 mins	2026-04-23 03:02:12.011Z	355.549° N	2026-04-23 03:15:12.011Z	273.218° WNW	44.666°	2026-04-23 03:30:12.011Z	187.737° SSW
15 mins	2026-04-23 05:38:12.011Z	329.652° NNW	2026-04-23 05:45:12.011Z	298.598° NW	17.049°	2026-04-23 05:53:12.011Z	263.917° W
19 mins	2026-04-23 12:40:12.011Z	102.911° ESE	2026-04-23 12:49:12.011Z	65.24° ENE	21.127°	2026-04-23 12:59:12.011Z	22.741° NE
31 mins	2026-04-23 15:04:12.011Z	177.159° S	2026-04-23 15:20:12.011Z	13.294° NNE	44.957°	2026-04-23 15:35:12.011Z	2.974° NNE

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MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-17T13:47:26.653Z)

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

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