MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 09 Apr 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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Identifier

19981, 1962-010H

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

WESTFORD DRAG, Unknown motor

Mass

~1 kg wet, ~1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-04-09 (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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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 19981U 62010H   25330.00811769 -.00000015  00000-0 -37829-2 0  9991
2 19981  86.6788 344.5251 0330641 182.1332 177.8173  9.42981236286367

Epoch: 2025-11-26T00:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-26T00:11:41.368Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-83.58282°

Altitude

3,400.734 km

Speed

6.279 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 58m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:03:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,396.219 km

Perigee altitude

2,770.545 km

Semi-major axis

9,461.519 km

Eccentricity

0.03306

Inclination

86.6788°

RAAN

344.5251°

Arg. of periapsis

182.1332°

True anomaly

177.95587°

Mean anomaly

177.8173°

Eccentric anomaly

177.88714°

Mean motion

2.35832 °/min

Orbital period

152.65 mins

BSTAR

-0.0037829

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MIDAS 5 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.
28 mins	2025-11-26 13:41:26.338Z	353.84° N	2025-11-26 13:55:26.338Z	284.966° WNW	43.295°	2025-11-26 14:09:26.338Z	195.766° SSW
11 mins	2025-11-26 16:19:26.338Z	324.871° NNW	2025-11-26 16:24:26.338Z	303.954° NW	13.972°	2025-11-26 16:30:26.338Z	278.485° WNW
24 mins	2025-11-26 23:15:26.338Z	113.025° SE	2025-11-26 23:26:26.338Z	69.283° E	25.535°	2025-11-26 23:39:26.338Z	17.002° NNE
33 mins	2025-11-27 01:40:26.338Z	182.815° SSW	2025-11-27 01:57:26.338Z	275.72° WNW	44.759°	2025-11-27 02:13:26.338Z	1.437° NNE
22 mins	2025-11-27 04:23:26.338Z	259.319° W	2025-11-27 04:33:26.338Z	298.028° NW	20.137°	2025-11-27 04:45:26.338Z	345.346° N
14 mins	2025-11-27 10:06:26.338Z	25.15° NE	2025-11-27 10:13:26.338Z	54.591° ENE	14.773°	2025-11-27 10:20:26.338Z	84.576° E

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MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-26T00:11:41.368Z)

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