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MIDAS 3

retiredmeo

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 163 / 1961-018A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: United States
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 12 Jul 1961
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 161.46 min
Inclination: 91.14°
Apoapsis: 3546 km
Periapsis: 3343 km
Mean altitude: 3444 km
Semi-major axis: 9815 km
Eccentricity: 0.01032

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Latitude: —
Longitude: —
Altitude: —
Velocity: —
Footprint area: —

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/22/2026, 4:04:00 AM
Source: Space-Track

1 00163U 61018A   26295.16945117 -.00000004  00000-0 -19009-2 0  9991
2 00163  91.1362 210.7425 0103246  17.0435 343.3867  8.91839425125338