MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981 is space debris in LEO 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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Identifier

19981, 1962-010H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

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)

1962-10-26 (63 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 2 days ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 19981U 62010H   25128.12674059  .00000086  00000-0  16063-1 0  9990
2 19981  86.6890  13.8323 0327359  70.8707 292.7336  9.42962600267336

Epoch: 2025-05-08T03:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T03:02:30.386Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

102.00399°

Altitude

2,977.168 km

Speed

6.566 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 55m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-31.55307°

Longitude

-76.19213°

Altitude

3,339.029 km

Speed

6.323 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 46m 19s

Apparent Declination

-34° 50' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:18:51

Azimuth

310.817° NW

Elevation

-82.547°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,393.242 km

Perigee altitude

2,773.771 km

Semi-major axis

9,461.644 km

Eccentricity

0.0327359

Inclination

86.689°

RAAN

13.8323°

Arg. of periapsis

70.8707°

True anomaly

289.22042°

Mean anomaly

292.7336°

Eccentric anomaly

290.98234°

Mean motion

2.35827 °/min

BSTAR

0.016063

Orbital period

152.65 mins

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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.
29 mins	2025-05-09 17:15:25.381Z	192.849° SSW	2025-05-09 17:30:25.381Z	277.805° WNW	42.927°	2025-05-09 17:44:25.381Z	358.967° N
10 mins	2025-05-09 20:03:25.381Z	287.6° WNW	2025-05-09 20:07:25.381Z	305.007° NW	12.954°	2025-05-09 20:13:25.381Z	330.962° NNW
19 mins	2025-05-10 01:36:25.381Z	21.271° NNE	2025-05-10 01:45:25.381Z	61.24° ENE	18.954°	2025-05-10 01:55:25.381Z	103.179° ESE
30 mins	2025-05-10 04:07:25.381Z	358.508° N	2025-05-10 04:21:25.381Z	88.316° E	44.866°	2025-05-10 04:37:25.381Z	178.478° S
19 mins	2025-05-10 06:43:25.381Z	333.284° NNW	2025-05-10 06:52:25.381Z	291.08° WNW	22.766°	2025-05-10 07:02:25.381Z	248.798° W
12 mins	2025-05-10 13:50:25.381Z	82.988° E	2025-05-10 13:55:25.381Z	61.113° ENE	14.576°	2025-05-10 14:02:25.381Z	30.73° NE

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