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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0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 18615U 63014DK  25361.33748608  .00005022  00000-0  48045+0 0  9990
2 18615  86.4220 128.9234 1710742 300.4061  64.7207  8.75355054 28086

Epoch: 2025-12-27T08:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-27T08:05:58.797Z)

Latitude

24.22621°

Longitude

-87.03125°

Altitude

3,104.752 km

Speed

6.635 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 42m 06s

True Declination

24° 07' 46"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

20:01:11

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

5,265.727 km

Perigee altitude

1,863.782 km

Semi-major axis

9,942.892 km

Eccentricity

0.17107

Inclination

86.422°

RAAN

128.9234°

Arg. of periapsis

300.4061°

True anomaly

83.85472°

Mean anomaly

64.7207°

Eccentric anomaly

74.14986°

Mean motion

2.18914 °/min

Orbital period

164.45 mins

BSTAR

0.48045

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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.
41 mins	2026-02-01 19:33:48.070Z	353.351° N	2026-02-01 19:57:48.070Z	290.925° WNW	35.584°	2026-02-01 20:14:48.070Z	225.895° WSW
4 mins	2026-02-01 22:28:48.070Z	330.377° NNW	2026-02-01 22:29:48.070Z	328.066° NNW	10.35°	2026-02-01 22:32:48.070Z	320.98° NNW
31 mins	2026-02-02 03:07:48.070Z	86.329° E	2026-02-02 03:21:48.070Z	49.685° ENE	20.656°	2026-02-02 03:38:48.070Z	11.528° NNE
48 mins	2026-02-02 05:38:48.070Z	160.029° S	2026-02-02 05:57:48.070Z	86.417° E	43.604°	2026-02-02 06:26:48.070Z	4.857° NNE
45 mins	2026-02-02 08:26:48.070Z	230.712° WSW	2026-02-02 08:45:48.070Z	295.07° NW	33.299°	2026-02-02 09:11:48.070Z	1.58° NNE
17 mins	2026-02-02 11:42:48.070Z	328.194° NNW	2026-02-02 11:50:48.070Z	345.51° N	11.471°	2026-02-02 11:59:48.070Z	4.909° NNE
36 mins	2026-02-02 14:43:48.070Z	359.899° N	2026-02-02 15:03:48.070Z	49.335° ENE	22.869°	2026-02-02 15:19:48.070Z	100.21° ESE
43 mins	2026-02-02 17:29:48.070Z	356.65° N	2026-02-02 17:55:48.070Z	79.663° E	44.747°	2026-02-02 18:12:48.070Z	175.873° S

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18615

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-27T08:05:58.797Z)

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