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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK)
1 00271U 62010A   25128.41470741  .00000009  00000-0  90840-3 0  9998
2 00271  86.6758  14.6620 0327757 166.6927 194.2878  9.41307302167584

Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:57Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T09:57:10.72Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-1.11821°

Altitude

3,400.785 km

Speed

6.283 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 58m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-22.01844°

Longitude

-2.6424°

Altitude

3,412.775 km

Speed

6.276 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 13m 57s

Apparent Declination

-61° 23' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:34:08

Azimuth

175.152° S

Elevation

-11.626°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,405.077 km

Perigee altitude

2,784.126 km

Semi-major axis

9,472.738 km

Eccentricity

0.0327757

Inclination

86.6758°

RAAN

14.662°

Arg. of periapsis

166.6927°

True anomaly

193.39637°

Mean anomaly

194.2878°

Eccentric anomaly

193.83863°

Mean motion

2.35413 °/min

BSTAR

0.0009084

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, 5703 (Decayed)

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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.
33 mins	2025-05-09 16:34:40.128Z	174.57° S	2025-05-09 16:51:40.128Z	73.462° E	44.927°	2025-05-09 17:07:40.128Z	3.497° NNE
25 mins	2025-05-09 19:14:40.128Z	244.958° WSW	2025-05-09 19:26:40.128Z	292.357° WNW	23.843°	2025-05-09 19:39:40.128Z	347.014° N
6 mins	2025-05-10 01:03:40.128Z	37.181° NE	2025-05-10 01:06:40.128Z	49.597° ENE	10.995°	2025-05-10 01:09:40.128Z	62.083° ENE
27 mins	2025-05-10 03:31:40.128Z	3.449° NNE	2025-05-10 03:45:40.128Z	89.089° E	41.14°	2025-05-10 03:58:40.128Z	160.031° S
23 mins	2025-05-10 06:05:40.128Z	343.823° N	2025-05-10 06:17:40.128Z	284.564° WNW	30.494°	2025-05-10 06:28:40.128Z	230.291° WSW
31 mins	2025-05-10 15:33:40.128Z	150.168° SSE	2025-05-10 15:49:40.128Z	75.902° E	39.497°	2025-05-10 16:04:40.128Z	8.819° NNE

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