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

Last TLE update

4 days ago

Origin

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 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.094 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 days ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 18603U 62010G   25126.15848986 -.00000014  00000-0 -37466-2 0  9997
2 18603  86.6841  24.8647 0285268 201.5942 319.5037  9.41008445340255

Epoch: 2025-05-06T03:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T03:48:13.523Z)

Latitude

21.05234°

Longitude

-77.7258°

Altitude

2,898.736 km

Speed

6.627 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 34m 22s

True Declination

20° 57' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-35.68484°

Longitude

-74.58702°

Altitude

2,854.548 km

Speed

6.66 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 17m 51s

Apparent Declination

-37° 36' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:33:09

Azimuth

281.303° WNW

Elevation

-80.991°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,366.893 km

Perigee altitude

2,826.324 km

Semi-major axis

9,474.746 km

Eccentricity

0.0285268

Inclination

86.6841°

RAAN

24.8647°

Arg. of periapsis

201.5942°

True anomaly

317.32229°

Mean anomaly

319.5037°

Eccentric anomaly

318.41894°

Mean motion

2.35338 °/min

BSTAR

-0.0037466

Orbital period

152.97 mins

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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.
34 mins	2025-05-09 17:24:41.040Z	179.059° S	2025-05-09 17:41:41.040Z	222.202° SW	44.945°	2025-05-09 17:58:41.040Z	2.422° NNE
24 mins	2025-05-09 20:06:41.040Z	251.918° W	2025-05-09 20:18:41.040Z	298.727° NW	22.047°	2025-05-09 20:30:41.040Z	346.068° N
13 mins	2025-05-10 01:52:41.040Z	26.026° NE	2025-05-10 01:58:41.040Z	50.116° ENE	14.112°	2025-05-10 02:05:41.040Z	79.032° E
29 mins	2025-05-10 04:22:41.040Z	1.283° NNE	2025-05-10 04:37:41.040Z	89.854° E	42.964°	2025-05-10 04:51:41.040Z	166.281° S
23 mins	2025-05-10 06:57:41.040Z	341.833° N	2025-05-10 07:08:41.040Z	291.94° WNW	28.493°	2025-05-10 07:20:41.040Z	235.399° WSW
10 mins	2025-05-10 14:07:41.040Z	69.618° E	2025-05-10 14:11:41.040Z	55.223° ENE	12.613°	2025-05-10 14:17:41.040Z	33.492° NE

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