MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169), 574 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) 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 | Active |
| Last TLE update | 8 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 8 hours ago
0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1 00574U 63014A 24291.90954555 .00000002 00000-0 -56235-3 0 9997
2 00574 87.3133 253.4662 0032082 2.9767 357.1274 8.65274741165259Epoch: 2024-10-17T21:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T21:49:44.735Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | -100.85705° |
| Altitude | 3,614.197 km |
| Speed | 6.327 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 53m 51s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -19.57294° |
| Longitude | -101.84197° |
| Altitude | 3,621.137 km |
| Speed | 6.323 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 30m 53s |
| Apparent Declination | -30° 28' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:48:37 |
| Azimuth | 273.185° WNW |
| Elevation | -55.847° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,674.097 km |
| Perigee | 3,609.804 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,020.087 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0032082 |
| Inclination | 87.3133° |
| RAAN | 253.4662° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 2.9767° |
| True anomaly | 357.1089° |
| Mean anomaly | 357.1274° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 357.11816° |
| Mean motion | 2.16389 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.00056235 |
| Period | 166.37 mins |
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MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 mins | 2024-10-18 06:56:11.966Z | 11.007° NNE | 2024-10-18 07:10:11.966Z | 61.597° ENE | 22.661° | 2024-10-18 07:24:11.966Z | 111.84° ESE |
| 37 mins | 2024-10-18 09:42:11.966Z | 357.544° N | 2024-10-18 10:00:11.966Z | 275.633° WNW | 44.974° | 2024-10-18 10:19:11.966Z | 185.545° SSW |
| 22 mins | 2024-10-18 12:32:11.966Z | 338.392° N | 2024-10-18 12:42:11.966Z | 302.382° NW | 21.199° | 2024-10-18 12:54:11.966Z | 259.752° W |
| 30 mins | 2024-10-18 20:07:11.966Z | 128.421° SE | 2024-10-18 20:21:11.966Z | 73.046° E | 32.448° | 2024-10-18 20:37:11.966Z | 10.88° NNE |
| 36 mins | 2024-10-18 22:49:11.966Z | 198.739° SSW | 2024-10-18 23:06:11.966Z | 272.611° WNW | 41.432° | 2024-10-18 23:25:11.966Z | 358.849° N |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-19 01:56:11.966Z | 299.504° NW | 2024-10-19 02:01:11.966Z | 316.428° NNW | 11.89° | 2024-10-19 02:07:11.966Z | 336.428° NNW |