Key statistics
Satellite MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) at a glance.
Uptime
22646
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 8.7
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
87.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
International designator: 1963-014A
Object number (NORAD): 574
Object ID (CCSDS): 574
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 166.421 minutes
Inclination: 87.3321 deg
SMA: 10022.259 km
Apoapsis: 3676.193 km
Periapsis: 3612.055 km
RAAN: 234.0823 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0031998
Argument of periapsis: 158.1236 deg
Mean anomaly: 202.0991 deg
Mean motion: 8.6527538 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000016 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.0087193 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 4:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169)
TLE line 1: 1 00574U 63014A 25128.68562891 -.00000016 00000-0 -87193-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00574 87.3321 234.0823 0031998 158.1236 202.0991 8.65275380182794
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
MIDAS 6 (FTV 1169) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas Agena B | Midas 7’, on board a Atlas Agena B space rocket.
The launch took place on May 9, 1963, 8:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas Agena B | Midas 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 9, 1963, 8:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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