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    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 | 86.675° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.03271 | 
| RA ascending node | 23.294 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 313.079° | 
| Mean anomaly | 44.316° | 
| Orbital period | 152.979 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Oct 2025, 11:45 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 2794.1 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 3104.0 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 3413.9 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
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