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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1 00574U 63014A   25180.94038471  .00000002  00000-0 -26721-3 0  9996
2 00574  87.3301 229.1131 0032035 106.6929 253.7445  8.65275950187312

Epoch: 2025-06-29T22:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T22:34:09.238Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-27.68273°

Altitude

3,655.387 km

Speed

6.301 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 16m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-46.13175°

Longitude

154.96985°

Altitude

3,677.885 km

Speed

6.291 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 32m 35s

Apparent Declination

-43° 35' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:40:28

Azimuth

158.823° S

Elevation

-86.049°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,674.04 km

Perigee altitude

3,609.842 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.078 km

Eccentricity

0.0032

Inclination

87.3301°

RAAN

229.1131°

Arg. of periapsis

106.6929°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

253.7445°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.1639 °/min

Orbital period

166.37 mins

BSTAR

-0.00026721

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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	2025-07-01 05:08:04.237Z	216.191° SW	2025-07-01 05:25:04.237Z	286.426° WNW	35.135°	2025-07-01 05:42:04.237Z	355.228° N
8 mins	2025-07-01 11:31:04.237Z	32.297° NE	2025-07-01 11:35:04.237Z	45.786° ENE	11.303°	2025-07-01 11:39:04.237Z	59.196° ENE
35 mins	2025-07-01 14:12:04.237Z	3.46° NNE	2025-07-01 14:29:04.237Z	83.187° E	41.029°	2025-07-01 14:47:04.237Z	160.678° S
31 mins	2025-07-01 16:59:04.237Z	348.313° N	2025-07-01 17:14:04.237Z	289.049° WNW	33.09°	2025-07-01 17:30:04.237Z	227.498° WSW
22 mins	2025-07-02 00:43:04.237Z	95.896° ESE	2025-07-02 00:53:04.237Z	59.886° ENE	20.442°	2025-07-02 01:05:04.237Z	17.643° NNE
36 mins	2025-07-02 03:18:04.237Z	173.236° S	2025-07-02 03:36:04.237Z	54.747° ENE	44.9°	2025-07-02 03:54:04.237Z	2.746° NNE

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