MIDAS 3 DEB, 188

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 3 DEB, 188 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 12 Jul 1961 UTC launched 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

188, 1961-018C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-07-12 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

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 1 day ago

0 MIDAS 3 DEB
1 00188U 61018C   25199.41651614  .00000042  00000-0  14127-1 0  9999
2 00188  91.0943 193.6462 0128238  29.0544 331.7392  8.93831774 88378

Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T09:59:46.994Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

107.23211°

Altitude

3,321.324 km

Speed

6.447 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 54m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-38.8007°

Longitude

-73.59435°

Altitude

3,567.385 km

Speed

6.291 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 21m 25s

Apparent Declination

-64° 47' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

03:19:05

Azimuth

208.138° SW

Elevation

-29.522°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,553.012 km

Perigee altitude

3,301.526 km

Semi-major axis

9,805.406 km

Eccentricity

0.01282

Inclination

91.0943°

RAAN

193.6462°

Arg. of periapsis

29.0544°

True anomaly

331.03347°

Mean anomaly

331.7392°

Eccentric anomaly

331.38734°

Mean motion

2.23535 °/min

Orbital period

161.05 mins

BSTAR

0.014127

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Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)

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MIDAS 3 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.
22 mins	2025-07-19 21:06:00.867Z	97.709° ESE	2025-07-19 21:17:00.867Z	54.994° ENE	21.113°	2025-07-19 21:28:00.867Z	12.635° NNE
32 mins	2025-07-19 23:38:00.867Z	169.32° S	2025-07-19 23:53:00.867Z	123.283° SE	44.91°	2025-07-20 00:10:00.867Z	357.682° N
24 mins	2025-07-20 02:25:00.867Z	245.315° WSW	2025-07-20 02:36:00.867Z	289.605° WNW	21.759°	2025-07-20 02:49:00.867Z	340.89° N
13 mins	2025-07-20 08:31:00.867Z	36.327° NE	2025-07-20 08:37:00.867Z	57.776° ENE	12.785°	2025-07-20 08:44:00.867Z	82.423° E
34 mins	2025-07-20 11:06:00.867Z	7.018° NNE	2025-07-20 11:23:00.867Z	96.229° ESE	42.703°	2025-07-20 11:40:00.867Z	171.463° S
28 mins	2025-07-20 13:48:00.867Z	349.914° N	2025-07-20 14:01:00.867Z	294.465° NW	31.054°	2025-07-20 14:16:00.867Z	236.551° WSW

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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