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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   25195.68680481 -.00000007  00000-0 -25792-2 0  9998
2 00271  86.6718   4.8904 0328260  84.1914 279.6308  9.41307723173913

Epoch: 2025-07-14T16:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T16:28:59.935Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-175.15144°

Altitude

3,057.166 km

Speed

6.515 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 19m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

64.48586°

Longitude

-168.35512°

Altitude

2,811.354 km

Speed

6.695 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 59m 38s

Apparent Declination

27° 24' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:34:04

Azimuth

339.871° N

Elevation

-19.8°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,405.551 km

Perigee altitude

2,783.647 km

Semi-major axis

9,472.736 km

Eccentricity

0.03283

Inclination

86.6718°

RAAN

4.8904°

Arg. of periapsis

84.1914°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

279.6308°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.35413 °/min

Orbital period

152.92 mins

BSTAR

-0.0025792

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

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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.
24 mins	2025-07-15 21:15:42.327Z	13.545° NNE	2025-07-15 21:27:42.327Z	72.449° E	26.946°	2025-07-15 21:39:42.327Z	125.945° SE
28 mins	2025-07-15 23:48:42.327Z	353.399° N	2025-07-16 00:01:42.327Z	278.759° WNW	43.547°	2025-07-16 00:16:42.327Z	194.868° SSW
11 mins	2025-07-16 02:26:42.327Z	321.054° NNW	2025-07-16 02:31:42.327Z	299.372° NW	14.235°	2025-07-16 02:37:42.327Z	274.699° WNW
19 mins	2025-07-16 09:26:42.327Z	110.5° ESE	2025-07-16 09:35:42.327Z	69.058° E	23.35°	2025-07-16 09:45:42.327Z	22.256° NNE
29 mins	2025-07-16 11:52:42.327Z	184.725° SSW	2025-07-16 12:06:42.327Z	256.987° W	44.586°	2025-07-16 12:21:42.327Z	1.401° NNE
16 mins	2025-07-16 14:35:42.327Z	266.001° W	2025-07-16 14:43:42.327Z	301.18° NW	17.027°	2025-07-16 14:51:42.327Z	336.923° NNW
14 mins	2025-07-16 20:15:42.327Z	29.134° NE	2025-07-16 20:21:42.327Z	55.187° ENE	14.834°	2025-07-16 20:29:42.327Z	88.512° E

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