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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 MIDAS 4 DEB
1 00194U 61028C   25118.60481227  .00000006  00000-0  42372-2 0  9994
2 00194  95.8221 161.1372 0402033 229.9757 126.5161  8.70094266 17076

Epoch: 2025-04-28T14:30Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T14:30:55.78Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

86.58834°

Altitude

3,858.198 km

Speed

6.163 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 44m 32s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

83.84133°

Longitude

16.70289°

Altitude

3,922.439 km

Speed

6.132 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 47m 44s

Apparent Declination

45° 47' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:57:20

Azimuth

1.679° NNE

Elevation

-4.272°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,006.3 km

Perigee altitude

3,203.594 km

Semi-major axis

9,983.084 km

Eccentricity

0.0402033

Inclination

95.8221°

RAAN

161.1372°

Arg. of periapsis

229.9757°

True anomaly

130.10869°

Mean anomaly

126.5161°

Eccentric anomaly

128.32324°

Mean motion

2.17594 °/min

BSTAR

0.0042372

Orbital period

165.45 mins

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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.
35 mins	2025-04-30 14:15:11.139Z	12.6° NNE	2025-04-30 14:34:11.139Z	95.218° ESE	41.12°	2025-04-30 14:50:11.139Z	170.91° S
30 mins	2025-04-30 17:00:11.139Z	0.811° NNE	2025-04-30 17:15:11.139Z	302.515° NW	34.243°	2025-04-30 17:30:11.139Z	238.777° WSW
7 mins	2025-04-30 19:46:11.139Z	347.618° N	2025-04-30 19:49:11.139Z	338.023° N	11.212°	2025-04-30 19:53:11.139Z	325.037° NNW
6 mins	2025-04-30 22:16:11.139Z	28.017° NE	2025-04-30 22:18:11.139Z	21.886° NNE	10.87°	2025-04-30 22:22:11.139Z	9.612° NNE
34 mins	2025-05-01 00:35:11.139Z	116.225° SE	2025-05-01 00:52:11.139Z	54.347° ENE	32.946°	2025-05-01 01:09:11.139Z	356.846° N
39 mins	2025-05-01 03:13:11.139Z	181.299° SSW	2025-05-01 03:32:11.139Z	263.503° W	43.144°	2025-05-01 03:52:11.139Z	348.323° N
17 mins	2025-05-01 06:12:11.139Z	268.079° W	2025-05-01 06:20:11.139Z	293.091° NW	13.828°	2025-05-01 06:29:11.139Z	321.174° NNW

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