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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 19981U 62010H   26055.18137734  .00000150  00000-0  28518-1 0  9990
2 19981  86.6855 331.4175 0332934  70.5965 293.0607  9.42991278294865

Epoch: 2026-02-24T04:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T04:21:11.002Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

112.05707°

Altitude

2,973.545 km

Speed

6.569 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 05m 40s

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

19:43:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,398.319 km

Perigee altitude

2,768.311 km

Semi-major axis

9,461.452 km

Eccentricity

0.03329

Inclination

86.6855°

RAAN

331.4175°

Arg. of periapsis

70.5965°

True anomaly

289.4946°

Mean anomaly

293.0607°

Eccentric anomaly

291.28323°

Mean motion

2.35834 °/min

Orbital period

152.65 mins

BSTAR

0.028518

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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.
25 mins	2026-02-24 17:09:25.004Z	135.608° SSE	2026-02-24 17:22:25.004Z	72.574° E	32.053°	2026-02-24 17:34:25.004Z	14.112° NNE
27 mins	2026-02-24 19:41:25.004Z	204.204° SW	2026-02-24 19:54:25.004Z	280.666° WNW	40.066°	2026-02-24 20:08:25.004Z	357.132° N
22 mins	2026-02-25 03:59:25.004Z	16.734° NNE	2026-02-25 04:10:25.004Z	67.974° E	23.205°	2026-02-25 04:21:25.004Z	115.363° SE
30 mins	2026-02-25 06:31:25.004Z	355.992° N	2026-02-25 06:45:25.004Z	253.594° W	44.775°	2026-02-25 07:01:25.004Z	186.786° SSW
17 mins	2026-02-25 09:07:25.004Z	330.496° NNW	2026-02-25 09:15:25.004Z	295.089° NW	18.39°	2026-02-25 09:24:25.004Z	258.613° W
14 mins	2026-02-25 16:11:25.004Z	96.92° ESE	2026-02-25 16:18:25.004Z	65.015° ENE	18.753°	2026-02-25 16:25:25.004Z	32.061° NE

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MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-24T04:21:11.002Z)

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