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

2 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 2 days ago

0 MIDAS 4 DEB
1 02009U 61028E   25198.30741984  .00000014  00000-0  77986-2 0  9993
2 02009  95.8195 159.5803 0121853 225.6995 133.3811  8.68991047360910

Epoch: 2025-07-17T07:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T07:22:41.074Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

113.53406°

Altitude

3,702.114 km

Speed

6.262 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 38m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

38.97165°

Longitude

-61.26288°

Altitude

3,603.312 km

Speed

6.328 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 43m 19s

Apparent Declination

14° 04' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:34:06

Azimuth

298.982° NW

Elevation

-10.94°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,735.153 km

Perigee altitude

3,491.653 km

Semi-major axis

9,991.54 km

Eccentricity

0.01219

Inclination

95.8195°

RAAN

159.5803°

Arg. of periapsis

225.6995°

True anomaly

134.38539°

Mean anomaly

133.3811°

Eccentric anomaly

133.8843°

Mean motion

2.17317 °/min

Orbital period

165.66 mins

BSTAR

0.0077986

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MIDAS 4 DEB (NOSECONE), 193 (Decayed)

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.
17 mins	2025-07-19 17:44:49.507Z	64.403° ENE	2025-07-19 17:52:49.507Z	37.352° NE	15.92°	2025-07-19 18:01:49.507Z	6.672° NNE
35 mins	2025-07-19 20:12:49.507Z	141.046° SSE	2025-07-19 20:29:49.507Z	68.977° E	41.142°	2025-07-19 20:47:49.507Z	354.899° N
33 mins	2025-07-19 22:57:49.507Z	209.646° SW	2025-07-19 23:13:49.507Z	276.856° WNW	33.891°	2025-07-19 23:30:49.507Z	342.646° N
31 mins	2025-07-20 08:02:49.507Z	20.318° NNE	2025-07-20 08:18:49.507Z	86.691° E	32.521°	2025-07-20 08:33:49.507Z	148.688° SSE
33 mins	2025-07-20 10:45:49.507Z	4.413° NNE	2025-07-20 11:01:49.507Z	296.899° NW	41.52°	2025-07-20 11:18:49.507Z	216.937° SW
17 mins	2025-07-20 13:30:49.507Z	352.695° N	2025-07-20 13:38:49.507Z	325.082° NNW	16.108°	2025-07-20 13:47:49.507Z	293.497° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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