MIDAS 3 DEB, 196
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 3 DEB, 196 is space debris originally from a launch on Wed, 12 Jul 1961 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.
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MIDAS 3 DEB details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown bus, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 MIDAS 3 DEB
1 00196U 61018D 24291.70392558 .00000003 00000-0 87521-3 0 9998
2 00196 91.1048 177.5489 0112678 265.3122 93.4873 8.89685148 54626Epoch: 2024-10-17T16:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T16:53:39.17Z)
| Latitude | -0° |
| Longitude | -102.5485° |
| Altitude | 3,470.179 km |
| Speed | 6.36 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 11h 50m 11s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -19.63601° |
| Longitude | 77.08519° |
| Altitude | 3,419.24 km |
| Speed | 6.394 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 45m 53s |
| Apparent Declination | -48° 04' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:42:42 |
| Azimuth | 223.095° SW |
| Elevation | -19.746° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,568.555 km |
| Perigee | 3,346.898 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,835.864 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0112678 |
| Inclination | 91.1048° |
| RAAN | 177.5489° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 265.3122° |
| True anomaly | 94.77489° |
| Mean anomaly | 93.4873° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 94.13122° |
| Mean motion | 2.22497 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00087521 |
| Period | 161.8 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 DEB 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 mins | 2024-10-18 14:35:58.994Z | 117.531° SE | 2024-10-18 14:49:58.994Z | 63.722° ENE | 29.353° | 2024-10-18 15:04:58.994Z | 6.675° NNE |
| 35 mins | 2024-10-18 17:11:58.994Z | 184.965° SSW | 2024-10-18 17:28:58.994Z | 273.611° WNW | 43.684° | 2024-10-18 17:46:58.994Z | 354.952° N |
| 17 mins | 2024-10-18 20:06:58.994Z | 272.779° WNW | 2024-10-18 20:14:58.994Z | 301.462° NW | 15.018° | 2024-10-18 20:23:58.994Z | 332.834° NNW |
| 25 mins | 2024-10-19 02:05:58.994Z | 20.933° NNE | 2024-10-19 02:17:58.994Z | 65.372° ENE | 21.521° | 2024-10-19 02:30:58.994Z | 114.51° SE |
| 35 mins | 2024-10-19 04:44:58.994Z | 2.83° NNE | 2024-10-19 05:02:58.994Z | 192.439° SSW | 44.961° | 2024-10-19 05:19:58.994Z | 188.642° SSW |
| 24 mins | 2024-10-19 07:27:58.994Z | 347.635° N | 2024-10-19 07:39:58.994Z | 302.665° NW | 23.152° | 2024-10-19 07:51:58.994Z | 258.488° W |