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

6 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 6 days ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 18603U 62010G   25109.74620131 -.00000003  00000-0 -13521-2 0  9997
2 18603  86.6900  27.2273 0284927 221.7774 160.6874  9.41008293338714

Epoch: 2025-04-19T17:54Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T17:54:31.793Z)

Latitude

23.48058°

Longitude

-88.05629°

Altitude

3,356.926 km

Speed

6.314 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 54m 38s

True Declination

23° 23' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-43.30224°

Longitude

92.77068°

Altitude

2,848.123 km

Speed

6.666 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 41m 22s

Apparent Declination

-44° 03' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:54:23

Azimuth

249.41° W

Elevation

-69.788°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,366.571 km

Perigee altitude

2,826.648 km

Semi-major axis

9,474.747 km

Eccentricity

0.0284927

Inclination

86.69°

RAAN

27.2273°

Arg. of periapsis

221.7774°

True anomaly

161.732°

Mean anomaly

160.6874°

Eccentric anomaly

161.21315°

Mean motion

2.35338 °/min

BSTAR

-0.0013521

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.
30 mins	2025-04-25 16:41:13.953Z	132.942° SE	2025-04-25 16:56:13.953Z	71.93° E	32.554°	2025-04-25 17:11:13.953Z	11.817° NNE
33 mins	2025-04-25 19:12:13.953Z	197.733° SSW	2025-04-25 19:28:13.953Z	279.271° WNW	42.136°	2025-04-25 19:45:13.953Z	359.181° N
15 mins	2025-04-25 22:00:13.953Z	284.325° WNW	2025-04-25 22:07:13.953Z	309.837° NW	14.181°	2025-04-25 22:15:13.953Z	338.799° N
23 mins	2025-04-26 03:36:13.953Z	13.837° NNE	2025-04-26 03:48:13.953Z	64.854° ENE	22.901°	2025-04-26 03:59:13.953Z	112.67° SE
29 mins	2025-04-26 06:09:13.953Z	356.556° N	2025-04-26 06:24:13.953Z	240.46° WSW	44.885°	2025-04-26 06:38:13.953Z	185.175° SSW
18 mins	2025-04-26 08:45:13.953Z	333.828° NNW	2025-04-26 08:53:13.953Z	300.845° NW	19.829°	2025-04-26 09:03:13.953Z	258.517° W

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