MIDAS 4 DEB, 45468

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 4 DEB, 45468 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

45468, 1961-028N

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

4 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 4 weeks ago

0 MIDAS 4 DEB
1 45468U 61028N   25104.02930975 -.00000015  00000-0 -45327-2 0  9992
2 45468  95.8268 143.4405 0309801 292.7317  64.1075  8.68905312267145

Epoch: 2025-04-14T00:42Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-14T00:42:12.362Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-69.56114°

Altitude

3,491.048 km

Speed

6.396 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 33m 45s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-58.41816°

Longitude

-54.74786°

Altitude

3,376.925 km

Speed

6.477 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 13m 40s

Apparent Declination

-73° 01' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:29:44

Azimuth

202.314° SSW

Elevation

-43.368°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,923.617 km

Perigee altitude

3,304.499 km

Semi-major axis

9,992.195 km

Eccentricity

0.0309801

Inclination

95.8268°

RAAN

143.4405°

Arg. of periapsis

292.7317°

True anomaly

67.35434°

Mean anomaly

64.1075°

Eccentric anomaly

65.72559°

Mean motion

2.17296 °/min

BSTAR

-0.0045327

Orbital period

165.67 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.
36 mins	2025-05-09 12:08:05.482Z	15.355° NNE	2025-05-09 12:27:05.482Z	87.369° E	35.158°	2025-05-09 12:44:05.482Z	155.563° SSE
36 mins	2025-05-09 14:52:05.482Z	4.688° NNE	2025-05-09 15:10:05.482Z	294.452° NW	40.542°	2025-05-09 15:28:05.482Z	220.387° SW
17 mins	2025-05-09 17:38:05.482Z	352.795° N	2025-05-09 17:46:05.482Z	326.765° NNW	15.98°	2025-05-09 17:55:05.482Z	297.258° NW
28 mins	2025-05-09 22:34:05.482Z	97.185° ESE	2025-05-09 22:48:05.482Z	46.49° ENE	26.01°	2025-05-09 23:02:05.482Z	359.607° N
37 mins	2025-05-10 01:09:05.482Z	166.296° S	2025-05-10 01:27:05.482Z	317.248° NNW	44.971°	2025-05-10 01:46:05.482Z	350.976° N
26 mins	2025-05-10 04:01:05.482Z	243.112° WSW	2025-05-10 04:13:05.482Z	286.139° WNW	21.152°	2025-05-10 04:27:05.482Z	333.664° NNW

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