Spacecraft information: MIDAS 6

Launch Details
Launched 8 May 1963
Flight ended –
Status Unknown
Launch site Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner United States
NORAD ID 574
COSPAR ID 1963-014A
Alternative names FTV 1169
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 87.341°
Eccentricity 0.00307
RA ascending node 14.006 hr
Argument perigee 265.960°
Mean anomaly 93.774°
Orbital period 166.421 min
Epoch of osculation 16 Jan 2026, 12:27

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 3620.4 km
Mean Altitude 3651.2 km
Peak Altitude 3682.1 km

Launched alongside

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Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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