WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18615

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18615 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 09 May 1963 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

18615, 1963-014DK

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 18615U 63014DK  25340.42399873  .00000368  00000-0  36627-1 0  9996
2 18615  86.4401 131.8078 1688006 323.5134  45.7952  8.75249211 26250

Epoch: 2025-12-06T10:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T10:10:33.490Z)

Latitude

25.30391°

Longitude

-94.60567°

Altitude

2,573.546 km

Speed

7.002 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 53m 56s

True Declination

25° 11' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

06:12:09

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

5,244.061 km

Perigee altitude

1,887.057 km

Semi-major axis

9,943.696 km

Eccentricity

0.1688

Inclination

86.4401°

RAAN

131.8078°

Arg. of periapsis

323.5134°

True anomaly

61.81853°

Mean anomaly

45.7952°

Eccentric anomaly

53.57753°

Mean motion

2.18888 °/min

Orbital period

164.47 mins

BSTAR

0.036627

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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
22 mins	2025-12-07 08:08:12.829Z	97.01° ESE	2025-12-07 08:17:12.829Z	56.323° ENE	20.613°	2025-12-07 08:30:12.829Z	13.976° NNE
31 mins	2025-12-07 10:46:12.829Z	181.176° SSW	2025-12-07 10:57:12.829Z	234.553° WSW	44.954°	2025-12-07 11:17:12.829Z	3.475° NNE
23 mins	2025-12-07 13:39:12.829Z	271.837° WNW	2025-12-07 13:48:12.829Z	311.605° NW	19.615°	2025-12-07 14:02:12.829Z	355.947° N
48 mins	2025-12-07 19:38:12.829Z	2.577° NNE	2025-12-07 20:02:12.829Z	68.941° E	31.237°	2025-12-07 20:26:12.829Z	130.293° SE
52 mins	2025-12-07 22:24:12.829Z	355.526° N	2025-12-07 22:49:12.829Z	278.476° WNW	44.607°	2025-12-07 23:16:12.829Z	193.082° SSW
36 mins	2025-12-08 01:11:12.829Z	344.509° N	2025-12-08 01:28:12.829Z	301.733° NW	24.151°	2025-12-08 01:47:12.829Z	258.004° W

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18615

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T10:10:33.490Z)

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

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