MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK), 271
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK), 271 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 09 Apr 1962 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 5 (STRONGBACK) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMSC |
| Mission | Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | MIDAS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~1,543 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 5 (STRONGBACK)
1 00271U 62010A 24355.51424929 .00000008 00000-0 92847-3 0 9995
2 00271 86.6645 34.8394 0327377 337.5267 21.1575 9.41306537154515Epoch: 2024-12-20T12:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T12:20:31.138Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 120.13099° |
| Altitude | 2,811.286 km |
| Speed | 6.686 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 19m 21s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 86.58386° |
| Longitude | -136.52351° |
| Altitude | 3,231.419 km |
| Speed | 6.406 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 56m 06s |
| Apparent Declination | 49° 36' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:30:41 |
| Azimuth | 355.887° N |
| Elevation | -0.304° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,404.722 km |
| Perigee altitude | 2,784.491 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,472.744 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0327377 |
| Inclination | 86.6645° |
| RAAN | 34.8394° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 337.5267° |
| True anomaly | 22.56502° |
| Mean anomaly | 21.1575° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 21.85578° |
| Mean motion | 2.35412 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00092847 |
| Orbital period | 152.92 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1962 (1962-04-09 UTC)
| MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK), 271 |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 272 (Decayed) |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 273 |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 274 |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 4494 (Decayed) |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 5703 (Decayed) |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 18603 |
| MIDAS 5 DEB, 19981 |
MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 mins | 2024-12-21 14:33:33.319Z | 358.457° N | 2024-12-21 14:50:33.319Z | 92.146° ESE | 44.705° | 2024-12-21 15:07:33.319Z | 176.567° S |
| 25 mins | 2024-12-21 17:09:33.319Z | 340.094° N | 2024-12-21 17:21:33.319Z | 291.076° WNW | 26.199° | 2024-12-21 17:34:33.319Z | 242.134° WSW |
| 12 mins | 2024-12-22 00:18:33.319Z | 76.85° E | 2024-12-22 00:23:33.319Z | 55.991° ENE | 14.446° | 2024-12-22 00:30:33.319Z | 28.511° NE |
| 28 mins | 2024-12-22 02:39:33.319Z | 162.655° S | 2024-12-22 02:52:33.319Z | 79.019° E | 43.27° | 2024-12-22 03:07:33.319Z | 6.054° NNE |
| 25 mins | 2024-12-22 05:15:33.319Z | 235.821° WSW | 2024-12-22 05:27:33.319Z | 294.397° NW | 28° | 2024-12-22 05:40:33.319Z | 351.063° N |
| 32 mins | 2024-12-22 13:31:33.319Z | 4.814° NNE | 2024-12-22 13:47:33.319Z | 81.685° E | 38.526° | 2024-12-22 14:03:33.319Z | 151.936° SSE |
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