MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981 is space debris originally from a launch on Fri, 26 Oct 1962 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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MIDAS 5 DEB details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours 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 | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| 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 16 hours ago
0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 19981U 62010H 24279.29515216 .00000059 00000-0 10965-1 0 9998
2 19981 86.6780 45.0443 0319192 336.1478 22.4914 9.42932602247374Epoch: 2024-10-05T07:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T07:05:01.146Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | -75.66399° |
| Altitude | 2,810.655 km |
| Speed | 6.683 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 00m 10s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 75.94467° |
| Longitude | -62.40977° |
| Altitude | 3,147.065 km |
| Speed | 6.459 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 33m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | 35° 41' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 16:53:00 |
| Azimuth | 4.012° NNE |
| Elevation | -14.256° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,385.722 km |
| Perigee | 2,781.693 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,461.845 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0319192 |
| Inclination | 86.678° |
| RAAN | 45.0443° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 336.1478° |
| True anomaly | 23.94394° |
| Mean anomaly | 22.4914° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 23.21221° |
| Mean motion | 2.35819 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.010965 |
| Period | 152.66 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1962 (1962-10-26 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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