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). 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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| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| Mission | Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | MIDAS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~1,540 kg wet, ~840 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 10 hours ago
0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1 00574U 63014A 25075.39035212 -.00000002 00000-0 -21726-2 0 9998
2 00574 87.3195 239.1667 0031355 211.4156 148.4826 8.65275248178187Epoch: 2025-03-16T09:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-16T09:22:06.423Z)
| Latitude | 0.00007° |
| Longitude | -75.58228° |
| Altitude | 3,673.128 km |
| Speed | 6.29 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 56m 40s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -80.11159° |
| Longitude | 119.8931° |
| Altitude | 3,651.809 km |
| Speed | 6.312 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 57m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -71° 45' 09" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:19:59 |
| Azimuth | 168.461° S |
| Elevation | -56.528° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,673.364 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,610.528 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,020.083 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0031355 |
| Inclination | 87.3195° |
| RAAN | 239.1667° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 211.4156° |
| True anomaly | 148.6698° |
| Mean anomaly | 148.4826° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 148.57626° |
| Mean motion | 2.16389 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0021726 |
| Orbital period | 166.37 mins |
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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 34 mins | 2025-03-16 21:14:52.799Z | 5.204° NNE | 2025-03-16 21:31:52.799Z | 74.755° E | 35.231° | 2025-03-16 21:48:52.799Z | 144.303° SSE |
| 34 mins | 2025-03-17 00:01:52.799Z | 352.242° N | 2025-03-17 00:18:52.799Z | 280.885° WNW | 39.403° | 2025-03-17 00:35:52.799Z | 211.784° SW |
| 13 mins | 2025-03-17 07:52:52.799Z | 70.891° E | 2025-03-17 07:58:52.799Z | 50.566° ENE | 13.863° | 2025-03-17 08:05:52.799Z | 27.108° NE |
| 36 mins | 2025-03-17 10:21:52.799Z | 157.892° S | 2025-03-17 10:38:52.799Z | 87.198° E | 42.561° | 2025-03-17 10:57:52.799Z | 5.1° NNE |
| 32 mins | 2025-03-17 13:11:52.799Z | 229.055° WSW | 2025-03-17 13:26:52.799Z | 287.867° WNW | 30.697° | 2025-03-17 13:43:52.799Z | 353.657° N |
| 12 mins | 2025-03-17 19:29:52.799Z | 21.026° NNE | 2025-03-17 19:38:52.799Z | 52.304° ENE | 15.529° | 2025-03-17 19:41:52.799Z | 63.205° ENE |
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