MIDAS 3, 163
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 3, 163 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO 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 | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| 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 |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 8.99 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 11.475 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 MIDAS 3
1 00163U 61018A 24355.52753645 .00000000 00000-0 -63970-3 0 9991
2 00163 91.0904 182.0151 0099173 32.1777 328.5099 8.91836243 65549Epoch: 2024-12-20T12:39Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T12:39:39.149Z)
| Latitude | 0° |
| Longitude | -97.48979° |
| Altitude | 3,363.562 km |
| Speed | 6.424 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 12h 08m 03s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -36.68212° |
| Longitude | -96.63896° |
| Altitude | 3,419.655 km |
| Speed | 6.391 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 03m 14s |
| Apparent Declination | -72° 39' 23" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:38:56 |
| Azimuth | 173.287° S |
| Elevation | -23.524° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,539.285 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,344.509 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,820.034 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0099173 |
| Inclination | 91.0904° |
| RAAN | 182.0151° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 32.1777° |
| True anomaly | 327.90995° |
| Mean anomaly | 328.5099° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 328.21056° |
| Mean motion | 2.23035 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0006397 |
| Orbital period | 161.41 mins |
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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: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 34 mins | 2024-12-21 12:54:07.052Z | 175.101° S | 2024-12-21 13:11:07.052Z | 290.592° WNW | 44.89° | 2024-12-21 13:28:07.052Z | 356.686° N |
| 21 mins | 2024-12-21 15:45:07.052Z | 256.313° W | 2024-12-21 15:55:07.052Z | 295.794° NW | 18.899° | 2024-12-21 16:06:07.052Z | 337.597° N |
| 18 mins | 2024-12-21 21:48:07.052Z | 30.308° NE | 2024-12-21 21:57:07.052Z | 63.519° ENE | 15.789° | 2024-12-21 22:06:07.052Z | 95.881° ESE |
| 34 mins | 2024-12-22 00:25:07.052Z | 5.595° NNE | 2024-12-22 00:42:07.052Z | 104.015° ESE | 44.061° | 2024-12-22 00:59:07.052Z | 177.846° S |
| 26 mins | 2024-12-22 03:07:07.052Z | 349.148° N | 2024-12-22 03:19:07.052Z | 301.202° NW | 27.953° | 2024-12-22 03:33:07.052Z | 245.781° WSW |
| 25 mins | 2024-12-22 10:34:07.052Z | 111.739° ESE | 2024-12-22 10:46:07.052Z | 62.483° ENE | 27.265° | 2024-12-22 10:59:07.052Z | 9.716° NNE |
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