Spacecraft information: MIDAS 5 DEB

Launch Details
Launched 8 April 1962
Flight ended
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 273
COSPAR ID 1962-010C
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 86.663°
Eccentricity 0.03280
RA ascending node 20.893 hr
Argument perigee 356.526°
Mean anomaly 3.338°
Orbital period 152.570 min
Epoch of osculation 25 Feb 2026, 15:36

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 2776.9 km
Mean Altitude 3087.1 km
Peak Altitude 3397.4 km

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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