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Entry no.
1974-0040
MIDAS 2
MIDAS 2 (NORAD 43) came down while still attached to its host on 7 February 1974, after 13 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43
International designator
1960-006A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 May 1960Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Feb 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 years, 8 months5,007 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
33.0°N to 33.0°SFinal inclination 33.0°
Mass
1,410 kg
Operator
USAF BMD
Built by
LMSD/Sunnyvale
Bus
Midas
Programme
Midas ETS
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 33.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 33.0°N and 33.0°S.
Life in orbit
13 years, 8 monthsMIDAS 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Feb 1974
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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