WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18688
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18688 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 months ago
TLE from 2 months ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 18688U 63014DM 26237.53526406 -.00000012 00000-0 -70224-2 0 9998
2 18688 87.3632 196.0742 0028641 47.6574 312.6700 8.65107462125337Epoch: 2026-08-25T12:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-25T12:50:46.814Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
29.57792°
Altitude
3,628.19 km
Speed
6.318 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 04m 17s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:12:21
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,671.944 km
Perigee altitude
3,614.54 km
Semi-major axis
10,021.379 km
Eccentricity
0.00286
Inclination
87.3632°
RAAN
196.0742°
Arg. of periapsis
47.6574°
True anomaly
312.4281°
Mean anomaly
312.67°
Eccentric anomaly
312.54911°
Mean motion
2.16348 °/min
Orbital period
166.4 mins
BSTAR
-0.0070224
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 33 mins | 2026-10-16 16:28:20.483Z | 140.71° SSE | 2026-10-16 16:45:20.483Z | 72.181° E | 47.774° | 2026-10-16 17:01:20.483Z | 9.169° NNE |
| 35 mins | 2026-10-16 19:14:20.483Z | 208.776° SW | 2026-10-16 19:31:20.483Z | 284.066° WNW | 52.062° | 2026-10-16 19:49:20.483Z | 357.411° N |
| 35 mins | 2026-10-17 04:18:20.483Z | 4.203° NNE | 2026-10-17 04:35:20.483Z | 75.683° E | 52.612° | 2026-10-17 04:53:20.483Z | 152.746° SSE |
| 33 mins | 2026-10-17 07:05:20.483Z | 350.691° N | 2026-10-17 07:21:20.483Z | 287.972° WNW | 47.703° | 2026-10-17 07:38:20.483Z | 219.904° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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