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

Country

Related business

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 (65 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

PAN, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 00273U 62010C   26306.89196544  .00000028  00000-0  44441-2 0  9993
2 00273  86.6424 276.6245 0329779  48.0576 314.7947  9.43836759224370

Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:24:25.814Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-86.64553°

Altitude

2,867.85 km

Speed

6.641 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 26m 29s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:12:16

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,389.494 km

Perigee altitude

2,765.829 km

Semi-major axis

9,455.798 km

Eccentricity

0.03298

Inclination

86.6424°

RAAN

276.6245°

Arg. of periapsis

48.0576°

True anomaly

312.03395°

Mean anomaly

314.7947°

Eccentric anomaly

313.42235°

Mean motion

2.36046 °/min

Orbital period

152.51 mins

BSTAR

0.0044441

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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.
19 mins	2026-11-04 07:11:51.221Z	19.736° NNE	2026-11-04 07:20:51.221Z	56.997° ENE	17.782°	2026-11-04 07:30:51.221Z	96.728° ESE
30 mins	2026-11-04 09:43:51.221Z	0.5° NNE	2026-11-04 09:57:51.221Z	91.726° ESE	76.893°	2026-11-04 10:13:51.221Z	173.025° S
23 mins	2026-11-04 12:17:51.221Z	339.264° N	2026-11-04 12:28:51.221Z	289.081° WNW	29.592°	2026-11-04 12:40:51.221Z	239.791° WSW
7 mins	2026-11-04 19:28:51.221Z	68.532° E	2026-11-04 19:31:51.221Z	55.594° ENE	11.905°	2026-11-04 19:35:51.221Z	38.602° NE
26 mins	2026-11-04 21:47:51.221Z	159.615° S	2026-11-04 21:59:51.221Z	92.54° ESE	65.238°	2026-11-04 22:13:51.221Z	7.431° NNE
24 mins	2026-11-05 00:22:51.221Z	232.013° WSW	2026-11-05 00:33:51.221Z	286.474° WNW	32.881°	2026-11-05 00:46:51.221Z	350.601° N

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MIDAS 5 DEB, 273

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:24:25.814Z)

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