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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 09 May 1963 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

574, 1963-014A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LMSC

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MIDAS, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,540 kg wet, ~840 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

CONE, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1   574U 63014A   26237.21434066 -.00000009  00000-0 -55539-2 0  9996
2   574  87.3606 189.2861 0032079  45.7346 314.6134  8.65277204223755

Epoch: 2026-08-25T05:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T05:08:39.033Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

138.63856°

Altitude

3,623.764 km

Speed

6.321 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 37m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:59:02

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,674.074 km

Perigee altitude

3,609.788 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.068 km

Eccentricity

0.00321

Inclination

87.3606°

RAAN

189.2861°

Arg. of periapsis

45.7346°

True anomaly

314.35098°

Mean anomaly

314.6134°

Eccentric anomaly

314.48227°

Mean motion

2.1639 °/min

Orbital period

166.37 mins

BSTAR

-0.0055539

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 20022 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18979 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 19057 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 5503 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 5513 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2379 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3260 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 20005 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3242 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2360 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 43288

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2793 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 20489 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2429 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3235 (Decayed)

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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) 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.
29 mins	2026-08-25 19:07:20.210Z	121.467° SE	2026-08-25 19:21:20.210Z	69.129° E	28.87°	2026-08-25 19:36:20.210Z	12.575° NNE
36 mins	2026-08-25 21:48:20.210Z	191.003° SSW	2026-08-25 22:06:20.210Z	281.841° WNW	43.382°	2026-08-25 22:24:20.210Z	359.726° N
18 mins	2026-08-26 00:50:20.210Z	280.469° WNW	2026-08-26 00:58:20.210Z	308.316° NW	14.855°	2026-08-26 01:08:20.210Z	342.626° N
32 mins	2026-08-26 06:54:20.210Z	9.166° NNE	2026-08-26 07:09:20.210Z	69.028° E	31.05°	2026-08-26 07:26:20.210Z	134.914° SE
35 mins	2026-08-26 09:40:20.210Z	354.009° N	2026-08-26 09:57:20.210Z	280.427° WNW	42.308°	2026-08-26 10:15:20.210Z	202.662° SW
12 mins	2026-08-26 12:32:20.210Z	328.493° NNW	2026-08-26 12:37:20.210Z	311.498° NW	13.28°	2026-08-26 12:44:20.210Z	287.904° WNW

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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T05:08:39.033Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) Visibility forecast

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