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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TLE from 2 days ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 19981U 62010H   26143.86540538  .00000006  00000-0  59580-3 0  9998
2 19981  86.6694 318.5071 0333022 321.7214  36.0472  9.42998196303226

Epoch: 2026-05-23T20:46Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-23T20:46:11.024Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

125.4854°

Altitude

2,836.822 km

Speed

6.664 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 14m 01s

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

00:43:19

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,398.354 km

Perigee altitude

2,768.183 km

Semi-major axis

9,461.406 km

Eccentricity

0.0333

Inclination

86.6694°

RAAN

318.5071°

Arg. of periapsis

321.7214°

True anomaly

38.37028°

Mean anomaly

36.0472°

Eccentric anomaly

37.20084°

Mean motion

2.35836 °/min

Orbital period

152.65 mins

BSTAR

0.0005958

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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.
32 mins	2026-05-25 21:51:52.677Z	5.757° NNE	2026-05-25 22:07:52.677Z	74.359° E	34.016°	2026-05-25 22:23:52.677Z	141.175° SSE
32 mins	2026-05-26 00:25:52.677Z	351.605° N	2026-05-26 00:40:52.677Z	285.181° WNW	41.3°	2026-05-26 00:57:52.677Z	204.744° SW
11 mins	2026-05-26 03:03:52.677Z	325.01° NNW	2026-05-26 03:08:52.677Z	307.225° NW	13.056°	2026-05-26 03:14:52.677Z	286.161° WNW
24 mins	2026-05-26 09:59:52.677Z	120.298° SE	2026-05-26 10:10:52.677Z	67.167° ENE	28.554°	2026-05-26 10:23:52.677Z	14.044° NNE
30 mins	2026-05-26 12:27:52.677Z	193.377° SSW	2026-05-26 12:41:52.677Z	280.535° WNW	43.268°	2026-05-26 12:57:52.677Z	0.051° NNE
15 mins	2026-05-26 15:12:52.677Z	280.126° WNW	2026-05-26 15:19:52.677Z	308.714° NW	15.18°	2026-05-26 15:27:52.677Z	339.588° N

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MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-23T20:46:11.024Z)

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