MIDAS 4 DEB, 42664

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 4 DEB, 42664 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

42664, 1961-028K

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 42664U 61028K   25117.50534279 -.00000008  00000-0 -14513-2 0  9996
2 42664  95.8273 149.4157 0342878 274.1500  82.0244  8.69043664314341

Epoch: 2025-04-27T12:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-27T12:07:41.617Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

111.75954°

Altitude

3,581.339 km

Speed

6.338 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 57m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-52.56366°

Longitude

121.85664°

Altitude

3,385.648 km

Speed

6.47 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 00m 39s

Apparent Declination

-70° 02' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:39:14

Azimuth

206.187° SW

Elevation

-40.315°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,955.57 km

Perigee altitude

3,270.422 km

Semi-major axis

9,991.133 km

Eccentricity

0.0342878

Inclination

95.8273°

RAAN

149.4157°

Arg. of periapsis

274.15°

True anomaly

85.93572°

Mean anomaly

82.0244°

Eccentric anomaly

83.97811°

Mean motion

2.17331 °/min

BSTAR

-0.0014513

Orbital period

165.65 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.
35 mins	2025-05-09 12:15:33.702Z	15.988° NNE	2025-05-09 12:34:33.702Z	88.002° E	34.149°	2025-05-09 12:50:33.702Z	152.28° SSE
36 mins	2025-05-09 14:59:33.702Z	4.837° NNE	2025-05-09 15:17:33.702Z	293.143° NW	41.16°	2025-05-09 15:35:33.702Z	218.291° SW
19 mins	2025-05-09 17:44:33.702Z	355.106° N	2025-05-09 17:53:33.702Z	326.132° NNW	16.677°	2025-05-09 18:03:33.702Z	293.297° NW
28 mins	2025-05-09 22:41:33.702Z	94.666° ESE	2025-05-09 22:54:33.702Z	49.142° ENE	25.309°	2025-05-09 23:09:33.702Z	359.109° N
38 mins	2025-05-10 01:15:33.702Z	163.987° S	2025-05-10 01:33:33.702Z	103.719° ESE	44.987°	2025-05-10 01:53:33.702Z	351.408° N
28 mins	2025-05-10 04:06:33.702Z	237.897° WSW	2025-05-10 04:19:33.702Z	284.102° WNW	22.532°	2025-05-10 04:34:33.702Z	335.094° NNW

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