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 | 15 hours 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 15 hours ago
0 MIDAS 3
1 00163U 61018A 24291.70492929 .00000041 00000-0 13903-1 0 9998
2 00163 91.1009 179.3127 0099074 101.9346 259.2654 8.91835974 59859Epoch: 2024-10-17T16:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T16:55:05.89Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | -101.14702° |
| Altitude | 3,465.428 km |
| Speed | 6.358 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 57m 15s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -42.01854° |
| Longitude | 77.89142° |
| Altitude | 3,508.732 km |
| Speed | 6.334 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 06m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | -64° 17' 38" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:49:59 |
| Azimuth | 211.299° SW |
| Elevation | -33.624° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,539.19 km |
| Perigee | 3,344.608 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,820.036 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0099074 |
| Inclination | 91.1009° |
| RAAN | 179.3127° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 101.9346° |
| True anomaly | 258.1526° |
| Mean anomaly | 259.2654° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 258.70873° |
| Mean motion | 2.23035 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.013903 |
| 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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 mins | 2024-10-18 14:35:14.972Z | 113.027° SE | 2024-10-18 14:48:14.972Z | 62.36° ENE | 26.945° | 2024-10-18 15:01:14.972Z | 9.86° NNE |
| 33 mins | 2024-10-18 17:10:14.972Z | 181.396° SSW | 2024-10-18 17:26:14.972Z | 261.722° W | 44.292° | 2024-10-18 17:43:14.972Z | 355.138° N |
| 18 mins | 2024-10-18 20:02:14.972Z | 264.153° W | 2024-10-18 20:11:14.972Z | 297.752° NW | 16.077° | 2024-10-18 20:20:14.972Z | 331.489° NNW |
| 20 mins | 2024-10-19 02:03:14.972Z | 27.969° NE | 2024-10-19 02:13:14.972Z | 66.961° ENE | 18.154° | 2024-10-19 02:23:14.972Z | 104.816° ESE |
| 33 mins | 2024-10-19 04:41:14.972Z | 4.436° NNE | 2024-10-19 04:57:14.972Z | 111.519° ESE | 44.785° | 2024-10-19 05:14:14.972Z | 183.529° SSW |
| 24 mins | 2024-10-19 07:23:14.972Z | 346.674° N | 2024-10-19 07:34:14.972Z | 302.19° NW | 24.737° | 2024-10-19 07:47:14.972Z | 251.716° W |