MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 00574
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 00574 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) that was launched on Thu, 09 May 1963 UTC via an Atlas Agena B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) details
| NORAD ID | 00574 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| Bus | Midas |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~1,540 kg wet, ~840 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | 11 m², Large (>1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -68.3935° |
| Longitude | -56.84458° |
| Altitude | 3,701.205 km |
| Speed | 6.28 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 13m 31s |
| Apparent Declination | -57° 22' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:29:16 |
| Azimuth | 172.987° S |
| Elevation | -72.356° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,674.773 km |
| Perigee | 3,609.133 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,020.09 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0032754 |
| Inclination | 87.3109° |
| RAAN | 261.473° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 86.2581° |
| True anomaly | 273.82737° |
| Mean anomaly | 274.2018° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 274.01459° |
| Mean motion | 2.16389 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0055194 |
| Period | 166.37 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T13:21:13.977Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | 116.4347° |
| Altitude | 3,644.017 km |
| Speed | 6.308 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 25m 53s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1 00574U 63014A 24208.55641178 -.00000009 00000-0 -55194-2 0 9990
2 00574 87.3109 261.4730 0032754 86.2581 274.2018 8.65274439158040Epoch: 2024-07-26T13:21Z
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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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