In orbitDebris

MIDAS 4 DEB

NORAD: 42664
COSPAR: 1961-028K

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Spacecraft

Owner: US Air Force Space Systems Division

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S42664, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1961-10-21
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Flight: Midas 4
Mission name: Midas ETS-II F2
Launch site: PA, LC1-2
Launched by: US Air Force Space Systems Division
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1961 A DEL

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1961 A DEL, checked 2026-11-06. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1961-10-21
Period: 165.7 min
Inclination: 95.85°
Apogee: 3,974 km
Perigee: 3,255 km
Radar cross-section: 0.2269 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: MIDAS 4 DEB (NORAD 194)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris12 in total, 11 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit