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

3 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 3 days ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 19981U 62010H   25181.48761946 -.00000007  00000-0 -22529-2 0  9990
2 19981  86.6833   6.0798 0326880   5.5709 354.8701  9.42964845272366

Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:42:10.321Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-88.25992°

Altitude

2,780.034 km

Speed

6.705 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 24m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-18.1869°

Longitude

92.44887°

Altitude

3,389.371 km

Speed

6.287 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 00m 38s

Apparent Declination

-54° 13' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:57:49

Azimuth

204.626° SW

Elevation

-11.513°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,392.774 km

Perigee altitude

2,774.21 km

Semi-major axis

9,461.629 km

Eccentricity

0.03269

Inclination

86.6833°

RAAN

6.0798°

Arg. of periapsis

5.5709°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

354.8701°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.35827 °/min

Orbital period

152.65 mins

BSTAR

-0.0022529

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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.
26 mins	2025-07-03 11:03:50.308Z	137.477° SSE	2025-07-03 11:16:50.308Z	70.94° E	33.393°	2025-07-03 11:29:50.308Z	11.979° NNE
27 mins	2025-07-03 13:35:50.308Z	206.679° SW	2025-07-03 13:48:50.308Z	282.86° WNW	39.222°	2025-07-03 14:02:50.308Z	356.178° N
27 mins	2025-07-03 21:53:50.308Z	12.933° NNE	2025-07-03 22:06:50.308Z	68.74° E	26.653°	2025-07-03 22:20:50.308Z	123.896° SE
33 mins	2025-07-04 00:25:50.308Z	355.339° N	2025-07-04 00:41:50.308Z	262.709° W	44.486°	2025-07-04 00:58:50.308Z	190.29° SSW

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