MIDAS 4 DEB, 194

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 4 DEB, 194 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 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

194, 1961-028C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

WESTFORD, Unknown motor

Mass

30 kg wet, 30 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-10-21 (64 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 1 day ago

0 MIDAS 4 DEB
1 00194U 61028C   25181.37785098  .00000006  00000-0  35706-2 0  9994
2 00194  95.8164 174.4052 0404909 167.9768 193.1098  8.70095431 22532

Epoch: 2025-06-30T09:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T09:04:06.324Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

119.69032°

Altitude

4,003.85 km

Speed

6.073 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 37m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.18289°

Longitude

-65.37617°

Altitude

3,381.632 km

Speed

6.468 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 06m 54s

Apparent Declination

-65° 05' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:26:40

Azimuth

149.723° SSE

Elevation

-33.65°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,009.162 km

Perigee altitude

3,200.714 km

Semi-major axis

9,983.075 km

Eccentricity

0.04049

Inclination

95.8164°

RAAN

174.4052°

Arg. of periapsis

167.9768°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

193.1098°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.17594 °/min

Orbital period

165.45 mins

BSTAR

0.0035706

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MIDAS 4, 192

MIDAS 4 DEB (NOSECONE), 193 (Decayed)

MIDAS 4 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.
31 mins	2025-07-01 10:43:30.103Z	16.063° NNE	2025-07-01 10:59:30.103Z	89.599° E	36.896°	2025-07-01 11:14:30.103Z	160.917° S
29 mins	2025-07-01 13:27:30.103Z	1.929° NNE	2025-07-01 13:42:30.103Z	292.774° NW	36.871°	2025-07-01 13:56:30.103Z	228.918° WSW
6 mins	2025-07-01 16:15:30.103Z	340.223° N	2025-07-01 16:17:30.103Z	332.944° NNW	11.088°	2025-07-01 16:21:30.103Z	318.242° NNW
29 mins	2025-07-01 21:06:30.103Z	106.823° ESE	2025-07-01 21:20:30.103Z	57.101° ENE	28.921°	2025-07-01 21:35:30.103Z	0.198° NNE
37 mins	2025-07-01 23:42:30.103Z	173.868° S	2025-07-02 00:01:30.103Z	270.575° WNW	44.419°	2025-07-02 00:19:30.103Z	349.361° N
21 mins	2025-07-02 02:37:30.103Z	253.958° W	2025-07-02 02:47:30.103Z	287.096° WNW	16.974°	2025-07-02 02:58:30.103Z	324.963° NNW

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