MIDAS 4 DEB, 2009

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 4 DEB, 2009 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 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

2009, 1961-028E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 days ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1961-10-21 (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 3 days ago

0 MIDAS 4 DEB
1 02009U 61028E   25126.01695152 -.00000005  00000-0 -64085-3 0  9996
2 02009  95.8208 144.3877 0121753 297.0527  61.7946  8.68991125354633

Epoch: 2025-05-06T00:24Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-06T00:24:24.611Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-85.83704°

Altitude

3,561.335 km

Speed

6.351 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 37m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-50.91637°

Longitude

87.64881°

Altitude

3,578.278 km

Speed

6.346 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 48m 38s

Apparent Declination

-49° 58' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:56:02

Azimuth

124.905° SE

Elevation

-65.554°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,735.052 km

Perigee altitude

3,491.752 km

Semi-major axis

9,991.539 km

Eccentricity

0.0121753

Inclination

95.8208°

RAAN

144.3877°

Arg. of periapsis

297.0527°

True anomaly

63.03293°

Mean anomaly

61.7946°

Eccentric anomaly

62.41288°

Mean motion

2.17317 °/min

BSTAR

-0.00064085

Orbital period

165.66 mins

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MIDAS 4 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.
35 mins	2025-05-09 12:05:28.796Z	16.037° NNE	2025-05-09 12:23:28.796Z	90.591° ESE	36.88°	2025-05-09 12:40:28.796Z	159.995° S
34 mins	2025-05-09 14:49:28.796Z	3.173° NNE	2025-05-09 15:06:28.796Z	290.918° WNW	38.963°	2025-05-09 15:23:28.796Z	224.688° SW
14 mins	2025-05-09 17:35:28.796Z	349.892° N	2025-05-09 17:41:28.796Z	329.777° NNW	13.928°	2025-05-09 17:49:28.796Z	303.168° NW
27 mins	2025-05-09 22:31:28.796Z	101.062° ESE	2025-05-09 22:44:28.796Z	50.636° ENE	27.222°	2025-05-09 22:58:28.796Z	0.043° NNE
35 mins	2025-05-10 01:07:28.796Z	171.572° S	2025-05-10 01:24:28.796Z	271.662° WNW	44.727°	2025-05-10 01:42:28.796Z	349.987° N
21 mins	2025-05-10 04:01:28.796Z	253.491° W	2025-05-10 04:11:28.796Z	289.832° WNW	17.724°	2025-05-10 04:22:28.796Z	328.311° NNW

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