MIDAS 3, 163
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 3, 163 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) that was launched on Wed, 12 Jul 1961 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 3 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 22 hours 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 | 10 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 MIDAS 3
1 00163U 61018A 24251.21264155 .00000018 00000-0 57516-2 0 9991
2 00163 91.1025 177.5904 0098630 146.2482 214.4720 8.91835744 56242Epoch: 2024-09-07T05:06Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T05:06:12.229Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 114.26538° |
| Altitude | 3,526.551 km |
| Speed | 6.319 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 50m 21s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 88.08695° |
| Longitude | 79.286° |
| Altitude | 3,404.312 km |
| Speed | 6.407 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 35m 45s |
| Apparent Declination | 47° 38' 30" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:28:24 |
| Azimuth | 358.761° N |
| Elevation | -2.427° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,538.756 km |
| Perigee | 3,345.046 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,820.038 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.009863 |
| Inclination | 91.1025° |
| RAAN | 177.5904° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 146.2482° |
| True anomaly | 213.83875° |
| Mean anomaly | 214.472° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 214.15473° |
| Mean motion | 2.23035 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0057516 |
| Period | 161.41 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #18 in the year 1961 (1961-07-12 UTC)
| MIDAS 3, 163 |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 164 (Decayed) |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 188 |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 196 |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 6215 |
| MIDAS 3 DEB, 25793 |
MIDAS 3 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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