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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

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LMSC

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

MIDAS, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,540 kg wet, ~840 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone, 1.0 m

Radar Cross Section

3.240 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1 00574U 63014A   25199.55322366 -.00000005  00000-0 -38014-2 0  9993
2 00574  87.3281 227.3426 0031934  88.2861 272.1650  8.65275957188921

Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T13:16:38.524Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

91.57905°

Altitude

3,645.197 km

Speed

6.307 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 09m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

9.52045°

Longitude

-88.90591°

Altitude

3,641.341 km

Speed

6.31 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 01m 33s

Apparent Declination

-10° 10' 08"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:42:01

Azimuth

304.209° NW

Elevation

-47.103°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,673.939 km

Perigee altitude

3,609.943 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.078 km

Eccentricity

0.00319

Inclination

87.3281°

RAAN

227.3426°

Arg. of periapsis

88.2861°

True anomaly

271.79927°

Mean anomaly

272.165°

Eccentric anomaly

271.98214°

Mean motion

2.1639 °/min

Orbital period

166.37 mins

BSTAR

-0.0038014

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

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2380

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2381

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2431

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2496 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2497 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2499 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2500 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2522 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2531

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2532

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2533 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2638 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2793 (Decayed)

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.
32 mins	2025-07-19 00:26:30.054Z	132.365° SE	2025-07-19 00:42:30.054Z	71.613° E	32.934°	2025-07-19 00:58:30.054Z	10.256° NNE
35 mins	2025-07-19 03:10:30.054Z	199.988° SSW	2025-07-19 03:27:30.054Z	275.583° WNW	41.147°	2025-07-19 03:45:30.054Z	357.783° N
10 mins	2025-07-19 06:17:30.054Z	300.407° NW	2025-07-19 06:22:30.054Z	317.236° NNW	11.455°	2025-07-19 06:27:30.054Z	333.941° NNW
33 mins	2025-07-19 12:15:30.054Z	6.537° NNE	2025-07-19 12:31:30.054Z	72.907° E	34.953°	2025-07-19 12:48:30.054Z	143.351° SSE
33 mins	2025-07-19 15:02:30.054Z	351.659° N	2025-07-19 15:18:30.054Z	283.414° WNW	39.582°	2025-07-19 15:35:30.054Z	211.67° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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