MIDAS 3 DEB, 6215

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 3 DEB, 6215 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 12 Jul 1961 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

6215, 1961-018E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 weeks ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-07-12 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 MIDAS 3 DEB
1 06215U 61018E   25186.98686670  .00000018  00000-0  60118-2 0  9999
2 06215  91.0983 188.6852 0058126 233.0147 126.5395  8.90939901349089

Epoch: 2025-07-05T23:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T23:41:05.282Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-90.80384°

Altitude

3,487.187 km

Speed

6.346 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 34m 44s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-55.93011°

Longitude

-88.63952°

Altitude

3,467.381 km

Speed

6.365 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 19m 27s

Apparent Declination

-87° 01' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:38:45

Azimuth

179.342° S

Elevation

-36.988°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,505.604 km

Perigee altitude

3,391.368 km

Semi-major axis

9,826.623 km

Eccentricity

0.00581

Inclination

91.0983°

RAAN

188.6852°

Arg. of periapsis

233.0147°

True anomaly

127.07234°

Mean anomaly

126.5395°

Eccentric anomaly

126.80615°

Mean motion

2.22811 °/min

Orbital period

161.57 mins

BSTAR

0.0060118

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MIDAS 3 DEB 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.
35 mins	2025-07-19 00:17:04.416Z	191.27° SSW	2025-07-19 00:34:04.416Z	270.023° WNW	42.075°	2025-07-19 00:52:04.416Z	353.725° N
10 mins	2025-07-19 03:16:04.416Z	287.752° WNW	2025-07-19 03:21:04.416Z	305.182° NW	11.809°	2025-07-19 03:26:04.416Z	322.532° NNW
26 mins	2025-07-19 09:10:04.416Z	19.302° NNE	2025-07-19 09:23:04.416Z	70.323° E	24.255°	2025-07-19 09:36:04.416Z	121.84° SE
33 mins	2025-07-19 11:50:04.416Z	1.528° NNE	2025-07-19 12:06:04.416Z	283.479° WNW	44.696°	2025-07-19 12:23:04.416Z	194.444° SSW
20 mins	2025-07-19 14:33:04.416Z	343.163° N	2025-07-19 14:42:04.416Z	309.286° NW	20.074°	2025-07-19 14:53:04.416Z	267.851° W
30 mins	2025-07-19 21:55:04.416Z	131.55° SE	2025-07-19 22:10:04.416Z	66.082° ENE	35.601°	2025-07-19 22:25:04.416Z	5.023° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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