MIDAS 5

Launch Details
Launched 8 April 1962
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 271
COSPAR ID 1962-010A
Alternative names STRONGBACK
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.671°
Eccentricity 0.03283
RA ascending node 0.486 hr
Argument perigee 104.376°
Mean anomaly 259.381°
Orbital period 152.979 min
Epoch of osculation 28 Jun 2025, 05:08

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2793.0 km
Mean Altitude 3104.0 km
Peak Altitude 3415.1 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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