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MIDAS 7/ERS 10, 622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 7/ERS 10, 622 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) 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

9 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 9 hours ago

0 MIDAS 7/ERS 10
1 00622U 63030A   25195.45945693 -.00000009  00000-0 -55641-2 0  9993
2 00622  88.4144 229.8429 0032053  38.2097 322.1018  8.57932396430814

Epoch: 2025-07-14T11:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T11:01:37.078Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

131.87039°

Altitude

3,677.95 km

Speed

6.304 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 19m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

63.29983°

Longitude

-51.29375°

Altitude

3,705.718 km

Speed

6.295 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 49m 22s

Apparent Declination

37° 20' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:50:46

Azimuth

325.992° NNW

Elevation

-2.557°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,731.354 km

Perigee altitude

3,666.753 km

Semi-major axis

10,077.191 km

Eccentricity

0.00321

Inclination

88.4144°

RAAN

229.8429°

Arg. of periapsis

38.2097°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

322.1018°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.14553 °/min

Orbital period

167.79 mins

BSTAR

-0.0055641

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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.
33 mins	2025-07-15 01:04:26.411Z	137.717° SSE	2025-07-15 01:21:26.411Z	69.297° E	36.065°	2025-07-15 01:37:26.411Z	7.712° NNE
35 mins	2025-07-15 03:51:26.411Z	206.883° SW	2025-07-15 04:07:26.411Z	275.666° WNW	38.664°	2025-07-15 04:26:26.411Z	356.276° N
35 mins	2025-07-15 13:00:26.411Z	6.988° NNE	2025-07-15 13:17:26.411Z	81.106° E	37.756°	2025-07-15 13:35:26.411Z	153.012° SSE
33 mins	2025-07-15 15:48:26.411Z	351.738° N	2025-07-15 16:04:26.411Z	285.953° WNW	37.221°	2025-07-15 16:21:26.411Z	219.462° SW

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