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

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 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 MIDAS 5 DEB
1 00274U 62010D   26037.27521669  .00000006  00000-0  58300-3 0  9993
2 00274  86.6783 352.5476 0349977 329.4437  28.6489  9.39376913188493

Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:36:18.722Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

117.05416°

Altitude

2,823.545 km

Speed

6.682 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 30m 11s

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

06:51:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,439.558 km

Perigee altitude

2,775.602 km

Semi-major axis

9,485.717 km

Eccentricity

0.035

Inclination

86.6783°

RAAN

352.5476°

Arg. of periapsis

329.4437°

True anomaly

30.6479°

Mean anomaly

28.6489°

Eccentric anomaly

29.6406°

Mean motion

2.3493 °/min

Orbital period

153.24 mins

BSTAR

0.000583

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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.
27 mins	2026-02-07 06:19:45.117Z	10.543° NNE	2026-02-07 06:33:45.117Z	64.361° ENE	23.557°	2026-02-07 06:46:45.117Z	113.472° SE
34 mins	2026-02-07 08:53:45.117Z	357.267° N	2026-02-07 09:09:45.117Z	339.195° N	44.988°	2026-02-07 09:27:45.117Z	183.19° SSW
23 mins	2026-02-07 11:29:45.117Z	337.412° NNW	2026-02-07 11:40:45.117Z	294.308° NW	23.149°	2026-02-07 11:52:45.117Z	250.453° W
16 mins	2026-02-07 18:35:45.117Z	90.858° ESE	2026-02-07 18:42:45.117Z	61.032° ENE	17.98°	2026-02-07 18:51:45.117Z	24.894° NE
29 mins	2026-02-07 20:59:45.117Z	170.684° S	2026-02-07 21:12:45.117Z	89.707° E	44.597°	2026-02-07 21:28:45.117Z	4.332° NNE
24 mins	2026-02-07 23:37:45.117Z	245.139° WSW	2026-02-07 23:48:45.117Z	295.548° NW	24.609°	2026-02-08 00:01:45.117Z	349.892° N

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MIDAS 5 DEB, 274

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:36:18.722Z)

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