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MIDAS 5 (STRONGBACK)

NORAD 271 · Payload · In orbit since 1962

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Launched
1962-04-09 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Early warning
Mass
840 kg
Size
2 × 1.5 m
Orbit class
MEO
Perigee × Apogee
2,787 × 3,407 km
Inclination
86.7°
Period
152.8 min
Eccentricity
0.0327
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).