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

1 week 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 1 week 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

68.30878°

Longitude

116.38279°

Altitude

3,902.528 km

Speed

6.152 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 56m 06s

Apparent Declination

62° 54' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:19:10

Azimuth

22.128° NNE

Elevation

20.504°

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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Other satellites on launch #28 in the year 1961 (1961-10-21 UTC)

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.
33 mins	2025-07-01 08:41:00.374Z	22.168° NNE	2025-07-01 08:56:00.374Z	90.159° ESE	37.801°	2025-07-01 09:14:00.374Z	161.815° S
35 mins	2025-07-01 11:22:00.374Z	2.882° NNE	2025-07-01 11:39:00.374Z	294.382° NW	38.851°	2025-07-01 11:57:00.374Z	226.113° WSW
15 mins	2025-07-01 14:08:00.374Z	350.831° N	2025-07-01 14:15:00.374Z	328.068° NNW	14.319°	2025-07-01 14:23:00.374Z	302.794° NW
27 mins	2025-07-01 19:05:00.374Z	102.206° ESE	2025-07-01 19:18:00.374Z	50.138° ENE	27.882°	2025-07-01 19:32:00.374Z	359.913° N
35 mins	2025-07-01 21:42:00.374Z	173.692° S	2025-07-01 21:58:00.374Z	256.653° W	44.544°	2025-07-01 22:17:00.374Z	349.932° N
20 mins	2025-07-02 00:37:00.374Z	257.82° W	2025-07-02 00:46:00.374Z	290.62° WNW	16.509°	2025-07-02 00:57:00.374Z	328.518° NNW
22 mins	2025-07-02 06:53:00.374Z	35.166° NE	2025-07-02 07:03:00.374Z	68.01° E	16.67°	2025-07-02 07:15:00.374Z	107.206° ESE

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