MIDAS 4 DEB, 27478

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 4 DEB, 27478 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 21 Oct 1961 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

27478, 1961-028H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 weeks ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-10-21 (64 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 2 weeks ago

0 MIDAS 4 DEB
1 27478U 61028H   25172.86873573 -.00000010  00000-0 -26482-2 0  9996
2 27478  95.8432 142.5899 0281181 323.4624  56.6608  8.66679637559574

Epoch: 2025-06-21T20:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-21T20:50:58.767Z)

Latitude

22.75334°

Longitude

-82.9066°

Altitude

3,486.348 km

Speed

6.406 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 20m 33s

True Declination

22° 39' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

51.16092°

Longitude

109.195°

Altitude

3,922.102 km

Speed

6.137 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 53m 23s

Apparent Declination

28° 16' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:54:19

Azimuth

49.897° ENE

Elevation

-1.802°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,912.608 km

Perigee altitude

3,349.723 km

Semi-major axis

10,009.303 km

Eccentricity

0.02812

Inclination

95.8432°

RAAN

142.5899°

Arg. of periapsis

323.4624°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

56.6608°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.16739 °/min

Orbital period

166.1 mins

BSTAR

-0.0026482

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MIDAS 4, 192

MIDAS 4 DEB (NOSECONE), 193 (Decayed)

MIDAS 4 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.
34 mins	2025-07-03 07:43:51.557Z	19.952° NNE	2025-07-03 08:00:51.557Z	80.507° E	28.918°	2025-07-03 08:17:51.557Z	141.617° SSE
37 mins	2025-07-03 10:27:51.557Z	6.498° NNE	2025-07-03 10:45:51.557Z	290.219° WNW	43.857°	2025-07-03 11:04:51.557Z	207.699° SW
23 mins	2025-07-03 13:12:51.557Z	355.744° N	2025-07-03 13:23:51.557Z	318.711° NNW	20.605°	2025-07-03 13:35:51.557Z	278.775° WNW
22 mins	2025-07-03 18:15:51.557Z	79.385° E	2025-07-03 18:25:51.557Z	43.164° NE	20.28°	2025-07-03 18:37:51.557Z	2.079° NNE
34 mins	2025-07-03 20:48:51.557Z	153.539° SSE	2025-07-03 21:04:51.557Z	65.359° ENE	44.046°	2025-07-03 21:22:51.557Z	353.009° N
29 mins	2025-07-03 23:36:51.557Z	227.44° WSW	2025-07-03 23:49:51.557Z	280.031° WNW	26.797°	2025-07-04 00:05:51.557Z	339.189° N

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