MIDAS 3 DEB, 6215

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MIDAS 3 DEB, 6215 is space debris in LEO 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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Identifier

6215, 1961-018E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 week ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1961-07-12 (64 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 1 week ago

0 MIDAS 3 DEB
1 06215U 61018E   25176.99398573  .00000011  00000-0  37476-2 0  9995
2 06215  91.0995 188.2621 0057860 244.6454 114.8419  8.90940179348192

Epoch: 2025-06-25T23:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-25T23:51:20.367Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

-83.94034°

Altitude

3,477.117 km

Speed

6.353 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 33m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-17.57872°

Longitude

96.13551°

Altitude

3,410.94 km

Speed

6.396 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 44m 50s

Apparent Declination

-26° 17' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:06:45

Azimuth

20.184° NNE

Elevation

-75.632°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,505.341 km

Perigee altitude

3,391.627 km

Semi-major axis

9,826.621 km

Eccentricity

0.00579

Inclination

91.0995°

RAAN

188.2621°

Arg. of periapsis

244.6454°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

114.8419°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.22811 °/min

Orbital period

161.57 mins

BSTAR

0.0037476

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MIDAS 3 DEB 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.
30 mins	2025-07-06 02:27:07.456Z	226.513° WSW	2025-07-06 02:42:07.456Z	287.348° WNW	28.713°	2025-07-06 02:57:07.456Z	345.965° N
33 mins	2025-07-06 11:15:07.456Z	9.855° NNE	2025-07-06 11:31:07.456Z	83.537° E	39.283°	2025-07-06 11:48:07.456Z	160.674° S
30 mins	2025-07-06 13:56:07.456Z	354.496° N	2025-07-06 14:11:07.456Z	290.615° WNW	35.651°	2025-07-06 14:26:07.456Z	226.923° WSW
21 mins	2025-07-06 21:28:07.456Z	90.122° ESE	2025-07-06 21:38:07.456Z	52.941° ENE	20.189°	2025-07-06 21:49:07.456Z	12.909° NNE
34 mins	2025-07-06 23:58:07.456Z	164.787° S	2025-07-07 00:14:07.456Z	95.05° ESE	44.639°	2025-07-07 00:32:07.456Z	358.466° N

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