MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 09 May 1963 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 6 (FTV 1169) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 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 + Cone, 2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 3.240 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1 574U 63014A 24356.07177156 .00000003 00000-0 67849-4 0 9995
2 574 87.3216 247.3263 0031452 298.6115 61.1577 8.65274845171060Epoch: 2024-12-21T01:43Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T01:43:21.062Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 131.36035° |
| Altitude | 3,631.181 km |
| Speed | 6.316 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 29m 18s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -68.92004° |
| Longitude | 124.37511° |
| Altitude | 3,638.703 km |
| Speed | 6.319 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 20h 28m 41s |
| Apparent Declination | -69° 26' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:19:15 |
| Azimuth | 156.702° SSE |
| Elevation | -53.027° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,673.465 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,610.434 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,020.087 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0031452 |
| Inclination | 87.3216° |
| RAAN | 247.3263° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 298.6115° |
| True anomaly | 61.474° |
| Mean anomaly | 61.1577° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 61.31579° |
| Mean motion | 2.16389 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.000067849 |
| Orbital period | 166.37 mins |
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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) 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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| 32 mins | 2024-12-21 15:39:29.201Z | 135.173° SSE | 2024-12-21 15:55:29.201Z | 73.105° E | 34.451° | 2024-12-21 16:11:29.201Z | 10.336° NNE |
| 35 mins | 2024-12-21 18:24:29.201Z | 204.057° SW | 2024-12-21 18:41:29.201Z | 283.788° WNW | 40.123° | 2024-12-21 18:59:29.201Z | 358.029° N |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-21 21:34:29.201Z | 312.935° NW | 2024-12-21 21:36:29.201Z | 319.524° NNW | 10.529° | 2024-12-21 21:39:29.201Z | 329.347° NNW |
| 35 mins | 2024-12-22 03:28:29.201Z | 4.934° NNE | 2024-12-22 03:45:29.201Z | 74.971° E | 36.544° | 2024-12-22 04:03:29.201Z | 148.261° SSE |
| 34 mins | 2024-12-22 06:15:29.201Z | 351.586° N | 2024-12-22 06:32:29.201Z | 280.801° WNW | 38.408° | 2024-12-22 06:49:29.201Z | 214.459° SW |
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