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MIDAS 7/ERS 10, 622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 7/ERS 10, 622 is a payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Jul 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

622, 1963-030A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 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)

1963-07-19 (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, 8.99 m

Radar Cross Section

11.475 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 MIDAS 7/ERS 10
1 00622U 63030A   25143.10741866 -.00000022  00000-0 -12344-1 0  9991
2 00622  88.4187 232.7324 0032624  89.8745 270.5843  8.57932294426324

Epoch: 2025-05-23T02:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-23T02:34:40.972Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-46.90569°

Altitude

3,703.18 km

Speed

6.289 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 30m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.89828°

Longitude

131.24702°

Altitude

3,684.177 km

Speed

6.306 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 18m 26s

Apparent Declination

44° 37' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:29:14

Azimuth

302.414° NW

Elevation

34.545°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,731.93 km

Perigee altitude

3,666.179 km

Semi-major axis

10,077.192 km

Eccentricity

0.00326

Inclination

88.4187°

RAAN

232.7324°

Arg. of periapsis

89.8745°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

270.5843°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.14553 °/min

Orbital period

167.79 mins

BSTAR

-0.012344

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Other satellites on launch #30 in the year 1963 (1963-07-19 UTC)

ERS 9, 635

ATLAS AGENA B DEB, 630

DASH 2, 624 (Decayed)

ATLAS AGENA B DEB, 631

ATLAS AGENA B DEB, 3121

ATLAS AGENA B DEB, 3132

DASH 2 DEB *, 20153

MIDAS 7/ERS 10 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.
17 mins	2025-05-23 20:22:54.926Z	302.289° NW	2025-05-23 20:24:54.926Z	291.633° WNW	29.78°	2025-05-23 20:39:54.926Z	237.114° WSW
28 mins	2025-05-24 03:53:54.926Z	113.353° SE	2025-05-24 04:07:54.926Z	61.224° ENE	26.725°	2025-05-24 04:21:54.926Z	11.389° NNE
36 mins	2025-05-24 06:34:54.926Z	184.929° SSW	2025-05-24 06:51:54.926Z	263.812° W	44.287°	2025-05-24 07:10:54.926Z	359.208° N
21 mins	2025-05-24 09:34:54.926Z	268.846° W	2025-05-24 09:44:54.926Z	303.552° NW	16.72°	2025-05-24 09:55:54.926Z	341.57° N
30 mins	2025-05-24 15:45:54.926Z	12.804° NNE	2025-05-24 16:00:54.926Z	71.892° E	28.242°	2025-05-24 16:15:54.926Z	128.153° SE
35 mins	2025-05-24 18:32:54.926Z	356.363° N	2025-05-24 18:49:54.926Z	279.049° WNW	43.574°	2025-05-24 19:07:54.926Z	198.937° SSW

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