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 86.678°
Eccentricity 0.03275
RA ascending node 1.196 hr
Argument perigee 194.487°
Mean anomaly 164.646°
Orbital period 152.979 min
Epoch of osculation 15 Apr 2025, 18:40

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2793.8 km
Mean Altitude 3104.0 km
Peak Altitude 3414.3 km

Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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