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MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK), 271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK), 271 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 09 Apr 1962 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

271, 1962-010A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LMSC

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

MIDAS, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,543 kg wet, ~840 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-04-09 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 8.99 m

Radar Cross Section

11.475 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK)
1   271U 62010A   25108.22220562  .00000020  00000-0  31748-2 0  9993
2   271  86.6784  17.5889 0327501 191.4875 167.8416  9.41307129166059

Epoch: 2025-04-18T05:19Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-18T05:19:58.565Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

91.01202°

Altitude

3,403.024 km

Speed

6.281 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 10m 21s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-38.09044°

Longitude

88.17092°

Altitude

3,315.543 km

Speed

6.343 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 20m 22s

Apparent Declination

-57° 31' 40"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:43:59

Azimuth

221.126° SW

Elevation

-35.711°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,404.836 km

Perigee altitude

2,784.369 km

Semi-major axis

9,472.739 km

Eccentricity

0.0327501

Inclination

86.6784°

RAAN

17.5889°

Arg. of periapsis

191.4875°

True anomaly

168.60153°

Mean anomaly

167.8416°

Eccentric anomaly

168.22454°

Mean motion

2.35413 °/min

BSTAR

0.0031748

Orbital period

152.92 mins

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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1962 (1962-04-09 UTC)

MIDAS 5 DEB, 272 (Decayed)

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MIDAS 5 DEB, 274

MIDAS 5 DEB, 4494 (Decayed)

MIDAS 5 DEB, 5703 (Decayed)

MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603

MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981

MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK) 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	2025-04-20 04:00:28.480Z	7.92° NNE	2025-04-20 04:14:28.480Z	73.545° E	30.022°	2025-04-20 04:26:28.480Z	131.712° SE
28 mins	2025-04-20 06:34:28.480Z	352.109° N	2025-04-20 06:48:28.480Z	275.807° WNW	41.891°	2025-04-20 07:02:28.480Z	200.821° SSW
7 mins	2025-04-20 09:13:28.480Z	319.594° NNW	2025-04-20 09:16:28.480Z	307.475° NW	11.892°	2025-04-20 09:20:28.480Z	291.067° WNW
27 mins	2025-04-20 16:06:28.480Z	122.236° SE	2025-04-20 16:19:28.480Z	71.142° E	28.456°	2025-04-20 16:33:28.480Z	14.686° NNE
33 mins	2025-04-20 18:34:28.480Z	188.677° SSW	2025-04-20 18:51:28.480Z	285.185° WNW	43.996°	2025-04-20 19:07:28.480Z	0.31° NNE
20 mins	2025-04-20 21:18:28.480Z	265.743° W	2025-04-20 21:28:28.480Z	302.933° NW	17.653°	2025-04-20 21:38:28.480Z	341.245° N

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