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

3 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 3 weeks ago

0 MIDAS 4 DEB
1 27478U 61028H   25111.00521253  .00000005  00000-0  35095-2 0  9992
2 27478  95.8452 129.6050 0284679  23.7245 359.6747  8.66679602554213

Epoch: 2025-04-21T00:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-21T00:07:30.362Z)

Latitude

23.26572°

Longitude

-84.10994°

Altitude

3,350.451 km

Speed

6.494 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 28m 22s

True Declination

23° 10' 28"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

74.25688°

Longitude

-98.13048°

Altitude

3,556.911 km

Speed

6.368 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 54m 10s

Apparent Declination

39° 20' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:31:59

Azimuth

344.073° N

Elevation

-8.542°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,916.11 km

Perigee altitude

3,346.222 km

Semi-major axis

10,009.303 km

Eccentricity

0.0284679

Inclination

95.8452°

RAAN

129.605°

Arg. of periapsis

23.7245°

True anomaly

359.6555°

Mean anomaly

359.6747°

Eccentric anomaly

359.66517°

Mean motion

2.16739 °/min

BSTAR

0.0035095

Orbital period

166.1 mins

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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.
31 mins	2025-05-13 10:08:16.900Z	22.652° NE	2025-05-13 10:24:16.900Z	80.567° E	25.603°	2025-05-13 10:39:16.900Z	133.126° SE
37 mins	2025-05-13 12:52:16.900Z	7.531° NNE	2025-05-13 13:09:16.900Z	292.383° WNW	44.624°	2025-05-13 13:29:16.900Z	201.932° SSW
24 mins	2025-05-13 15:37:16.900Z	354.681° N	2025-05-13 15:48:16.900Z	315.081° NNW	22.209°	2025-05-13 16:01:16.900Z	270.806° WNW
18 mins	2025-05-13 20:43:16.900Z	70.341° E	2025-05-13 20:51:16.900Z	40.241° NE	17.186°	2025-05-13 21:01:16.900Z	4.442° NNE
33 mins	2025-05-13 23:14:16.900Z	148.628° SSE	2025-05-13 23:29:16.900Z	78.462° E	42.878°	2025-05-13 23:47:16.900Z	353.747° N
28 mins	2025-05-14 02:01:16.900Z	220.703° SW	2025-05-14 02:14:16.900Z	276.142° WNW	28.658°	2025-05-14 02:29:16.900Z	338.074° N

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