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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

7 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, 2 m

Radar Cross Section

3.240 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1   574U 63014A   25125.79543021  .00000001  00000-0 -93272-3 0  9994
2   574  87.3319 234.3575 0031973 160.9650 199.2406  8.65275376182807

Epoch: 2025-05-05T19:05Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T19:05:25.17Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

84.09877°

Altitude

3,676.577 km

Speed

6.287 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 37m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-9.30458°

Longitude

-95.49331°

Altitude

3,619.83 km

Speed

6.323 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 58m 14s

Apparent Declination

-26° 23' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:01:58

Azimuth

266.61° W

Elevation

-39.674°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,673.983 km

Perigee altitude

3,609.908 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.082 km

Eccentricity

0.0031973

Inclination

87.3319°

RAAN

234.3575°

Arg. of periapsis

160.965°

True anomaly

199.12032°

Mean anomaly

199.2406°

Eccentric anomaly

199.18041°

Mean motion

2.1639 °/min

BSTAR

-0.00093272

Orbital period

166.37 mins

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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.
34 mins	2025-05-06 06:13:40.885Z	144.692° SSE	2025-05-06 06:30:40.885Z	76.79° E	38.185°	2025-05-06 06:47:40.885Z	8.076° NNE
34 mins	2025-05-06 09:00:40.885Z	213.309° SW	2025-05-06 09:16:40.885Z	279.702° WNW	36.727°	2025-05-06 09:34:40.885Z	355.818° N
35 mins	2025-05-06 18:04:40.885Z	4.171° NNE	2025-05-06 18:21:40.885Z	82.088° E	39.84°	2025-05-06 18:39:40.885Z	157.411° SSE
31 mins	2025-05-06 20:51:40.885Z	349.061° N	2025-05-06 21:06:40.885Z	289.651° WNW	34.65°	2025-05-06 21:22:40.885Z	224.756° SW

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