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Launch · COSPAR 1961-028 · 21 Oct 1961

MIDAS 4

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

13

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

12

Decayed

1

8% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 13

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
MIDAS 41921961-028AUnknownMEO3,491 / 3,759 km95.85°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 12

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
MIDAS 4 DEB [NOSECONE]1931961-028BDecayedLEO147 / 1,612 km94.74°05 Dec 1961—
MIDAS 4 DEB1941961-028CInactiveMEO3,186 / 4,028 km95.85°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB1951961-028DInactiveMEO3,519 / 3,764 km95.85°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB20091961-028EInactiveMEO3,493 / 3,738 km95.84°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB23711961-028FInactiveMEO3,051 / 4,164 km95.84°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB239331961-028GInactiveMEO2,843 / 4,362 km95.89°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB274781961-028HInactiveMEO3,371 / 3,896 km95.85°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB292551961-028JInactiveMEO2,733 / 4,466 km95.87°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB426641961-028KInactiveMEO3,258 / 3,972 km95.84°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB426651961-028LInactiveMEO2,870 / 4,337 km95.88°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB454671961-028MInactiveMEO2,699 / 4,507 km95.83°on orbit—
MIDAS 4 DEB454681961-028NInactiveMEO3,295 / 3,937 km95.85°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1961-028
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
21 Oct 1961
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY5A9MGCE9QS19MV6JC

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1961-028; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

MIDAS 4 — Launch 1961-028, 21 Oct 1961 | SatelliteIndex