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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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

574, 1963-014A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LMSC

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

MIDAS, Unknown motor

Mass

~1,540 kg wet, ~840 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 15 hours ago

0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
1 00574U 63014A   25187.41441762  .00000005  00000-0  11348-2 0  9996
2 00574  87.3295 228.4973 0031997 100.3091 260.1373  8.65275899187872

Epoch: 2025-07-06T09:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-06T09:56:45.682Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

154.66851°

Altitude

3,651.897 km

Speed

6.303 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 13m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

75.72248°

Longitude

-35.90895°

Altitude

3,625.097 km

Speed

6.329 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 15m 27s

Apparent Declination

38° 00' 17"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:37:32

Azimuth

352.385° N

Elevation

-11.596°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,674.003 km

Perigee altitude

3,609.88 km

Semi-major axis

10,020.078 km

Eccentricity

0.0032

Inclination

87.3295°

RAAN

228.4973°

Arg. of periapsis

100.3091°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

260.1373°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.1639 °/min

Orbital period

166.37 mins

BSTAR

0.0011348

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2380

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2381

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2431

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2496 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2497 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2499 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2500 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2522 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2531

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2532

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2533 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2638 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2793 (Decayed)

MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) Visibility forecast

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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.
36 mins	2025-07-07 02:36:02.571Z	165.447° S	2025-07-07 02:54:02.571Z	87.585° E	44.072°	2025-07-07 03:12:02.571Z	4.198° NNE
29 mins	2025-07-07 05:29:02.571Z	239.21° WSW	2025-07-07 05:43:02.571Z	293.737° NW	27.014°	2025-07-07 05:58:02.571Z	350.754° N
22 mins	2025-07-07 11:44:02.571Z	18.028° NNE	2025-07-07 11:55:02.571Z	57.792° ENE	18.546°	2025-07-07 12:06:02.571Z	96.857° ESE
36 mins	2025-07-07 14:28:02.571Z	359.152° N	2025-07-07 14:46:02.571Z	92.589° ESE	44.693°	2025-07-07 15:04:02.571Z	177.43° S
26 mins	2025-07-07 17:17:02.571Z	342.438° N	2025-07-07 17:29:02.571Z	297.772° NW	24.919°	2025-07-07 17:43:02.571Z	247.13° WSW

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