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MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK)

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Identification

NORAD / COSPAR: 271 / 1962-010A
Constellation: UNCLASSIFIED
Object type: PAYLOAD
Country / owner: United States
Operator: Various

Launch

Launch date: 09 Apr 1962
Launch site: N/A
Launch vehicle: N/A
Decay date: In orbit

Orbital parameters

Period: 152.98 min
Inclination: 86.65°
Apoapsis: 3407 km
Periapsis: 2787 km
Mean altitude: 3097 km
Semi-major axis: 9468 km
Eccentricity: 0.03270

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

TrackingLive tracker

TLE epoch: 10/22/2026, 10:04:02 AM
Source: Space-Track

1   271U 62010A   26295.41947868  .00000003  00000-0 -82670-4 0  9991
2   271  86.6497 297.3555 0327002 233.2741 123.7714  9.41308013217648