MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574 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
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| 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 |
| Radar Cross Section | 11 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1 00574U 63014A 24250.40641511 -.00000015 00000-0 -82768-2 0 9996
2 00574 87.3059 257.4540 0032356 44.4831 315.8614 8.65274721161660Epoch: 2024-09-06T09:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-06T09:45:14.265Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | 125.16516° |
| Altitude | 3,623.089 km |
| Speed | 6.321 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 09m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -16.67308° |
| Longitude | -54.15891° |
| Altitude | 3,679.003 km |
| Speed | 6.287 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 12m 40s |
| Apparent Declination | -36° 51' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:55:49 |
| Azimuth | 245.156° WSW |
| Elevation | -29.98° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,674.372 km |
| Perigee | 3,609.53 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,020.088 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0032356 |
| Inclination | 87.3059° |
| RAAN | 257.454° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 44.4831° |
| True anomaly | 315.60244° |
| Mean anomaly | 315.8614° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 315.732° |
| Mean motion | 2.16389 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0082768 |
| Period | 166.37 mins |
No data available
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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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