MIDAS 5 DEB, 274

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 5 DEB, 274 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

274, 1962-010D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 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 21 hours ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 00274U 62010D   25183.22162909  .00000007  00000-0  86989-3 0  9992
2 00274  86.6648  24.2041 0350698 236.7095 119.9755  9.39385790167924

Epoch: 2025-07-02T05:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T05:19:08.753Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

23.91179°

Altitude

3,286.913 km

Speed

6.363 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 36m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

57.4142°

Longitude

28.99623°

Altitude

3,451.928 km

Speed

6.26 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 57m 00s

Apparent Declination

22° 19' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:56:51

Azimuth

359.961° N

Elevation

-27.761°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,440.181 km

Perigee altitude

2,774.86 km

Semi-major axis

9,485.657 km

Eccentricity

0.03507

Inclination

86.6648°

RAAN

24.2041°

Arg. of periapsis

236.7095°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

119.9755°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.34932 °/min

Orbital period

153.24 mins

BSTAR

0.00086989

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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.
30 mins	2025-07-03 02:31:52.992Z	351.715° N	2025-07-03 02:47:52.992Z	283.679° WNW	38.735°	2025-07-03 03:01:52.992Z	212.245° SW
29 mins	2025-07-03 12:04:52.992Z	131.646° SE	2025-07-03 12:18:52.992Z	71.348° E	33.396°	2025-07-03 12:33:52.992Z	11.959° NNE
34 mins	2025-07-03 14:34:52.992Z	199.035° SSW	2025-07-03 14:50:52.992Z	277.045° WNW	41.805°	2025-07-03 15:08:52.992Z	359.489° N
15 mins	2025-07-03 17:23:52.992Z	286.642° WNW	2025-07-03 17:30:52.992Z	311.561° NW	14.046°	2025-07-03 17:38:52.992Z	339.577° N
25 mins	2025-07-03 22:59:52.992Z	11.63° NNE	2025-07-03 23:12:52.992Z	65.151° ENE	24.65°	2025-07-03 23:24:52.992Z	116.67° SE
31 mins	2025-07-04 01:32:52.992Z	355.939° N	2025-07-04 01:48:52.992Z	266.811° W	44.745°	2025-07-04 02:03:52.992Z	187.594° SSW

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