MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603 is space debris 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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MIDAS 5 DEB details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 3 weeks ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | MIT-LL |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | WESTFORD DRAG, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~1 kg wet, ~1 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 3 weeks ago
0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 18603U 62010G 24261.89556769 -.00000003 00000-0 -17423-2 0 9991
2 18603 86.6688 58.1588 0289118 124.5851 32.4366 9.41012180318879Epoch: 2024-09-17T21:29Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T21:29:37.048Z)
| Latitude | 21.11446° |
| Longitude | -82.83168° |
| Altitude | 2,872.049 km |
| Speed | 6.645 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 47m 30s |
| True Declination | 21° 01' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -62.74631° |
| Longitude | 89.37957° |
| Altitude | 3,387.42 km |
| Speed | 6.3 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 28m 49s |
| Apparent Declination | -53° 39' 21" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:40:13 |
| Azimuth | 172.941° S |
| Elevation | -76.125° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,370.515 km |
| Perigee | 2,822.652 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,474.721 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0289118 |
| Inclination | 86.6688° |
| RAAN | 58.1588° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 124.5851° |
| True anomaly | 34.26913° |
| Mean anomaly | 32.4366° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 33.34721° |
| Mean motion | 2.35339 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0017423 |
| Period | 152.97 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1962 (1962-04-09 UTC)
| MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK), 271 |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 272 (Decayed) |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 273 |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 274 |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 4494 (Decayed) |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 5703 (Decayed) |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603 |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981 |
MIDAS 5 DEB Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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