MIDAS 5 DEB, 273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 5 DEB, 273 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Mon, 09 Apr 1962 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

273, 1962-010C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-04-09 (63 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 17 hours ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 00273U 62010C   25216.76951715  .00000060  00000-0  11136-1 0  9997
2 00273  86.6745 343.3727 0323357 248.8391 107.7675  9.43818512181438

Epoch: 2025-08-04T18:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T18:28:06.281Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

112.7743°

Altitude

3,184.569 km

Speed

6.422 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 53m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-60.90503°

Longitude

106.70063°

Altitude

2,905.663 km

Speed

6.622 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 48m 36s

Apparent Declination

-71° 56' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:47:34

Azimuth

203.124° SW

Elevation

-46.72°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,383.547 km

Perigee altitude

2,772.019 km

Semi-major axis

9,455.92 km

Eccentricity

0.03234

Inclination

86.6745°

RAAN

343.3727°

Arg. of periapsis

248.8391°

True anomaly

111.251°

Mean anomaly

107.7675°

Eccentric anomaly

109.51378°

Mean motion

2.36041 °/min

Orbital period

152.52 mins

BSTAR

0.011136

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MIDAS 5 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.
14 mins	2025-08-05 12:33:54.108Z	286.459° WNW	2025-08-05 12:40:54.108Z	311.45° NW	13.309°	2025-08-05 12:47:54.108Z	336.32° NNW
25 mins	2025-08-05 18:08:54.108Z	13.038° NNE	2025-08-05 18:20:54.108Z	62.268° ENE	24.98°	2025-08-05 18:33:54.108Z	117.845° SE
31 mins	2025-08-05 20:40:54.108Z	355.947° N	2025-08-05 20:56:54.108Z	259.593° W	44.736°	2025-08-05 21:11:54.108Z	187.703° SSW
20 mins	2025-08-05 23:15:54.108Z	337.361° NNW	2025-08-05 23:25:54.108Z	298.771° NW	19.671°	2025-08-05 23:35:54.108Z	259.239° W
21 mins	2025-08-06 06:15:54.108Z	101.002° ESE	2025-08-06 06:25:54.108Z	62.067° ENE	21.54°	2025-08-06 06:36:54.108Z	20.758° NNE
33 mins	2025-08-06 08:39:54.108Z	173.92° S	2025-08-06 08:54:54.108Z	110.54° ESE	44.889°	2025-08-06 09:12:54.108Z	3.636° NNE
26 mins	2025-08-06 11:18:54.108Z	247.27° WSW	2025-08-06 11:30:54.108Z	296.761° NW	24.852°	2025-08-06 11:44:54.108Z	350.667° N

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