WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18962 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

18962, 1963-014DN

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

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 month ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 18962U 63014DN  26091.15900960  .00001697  00000-0  26395+0 0  9995
2 18962  86.4879 162.4219 1393659 331.1768  21.8541  8.76609823195780

Epoch: 2026-04-01T03:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T03:48:58.429Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-84.3474°

Altitude

2,307.446 km

Speed

7.19 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 49m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

21:02:00

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,939.675 km

Perigee altitude

2,170.912 km

Semi-major axis

9,933.43 km

Eccentricity

0.13937

Inclination

86.4879°

RAAN

162.4219°

Arg. of periapsis

331.1768°

True anomaly

28.91643°

Mean anomaly

21.8541°

Eccentric anomaly

25.26177°

Mean motion

2.19227 °/min

Orbital period

164.21 mins

BSTAR

0.26395

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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.
47 mins	2026-05-08 14:48:00.154Z	354.441° N	2026-05-08 15:14:00.154Z	281.196° WNW	41.718°	2026-05-08 15:35:00.154Z	207.888° SW
24 mins	2026-05-08 17:38:00.154Z	341.241° N	2026-05-08 17:49:00.154Z	314.78° NW	16.685°	2026-05-08 18:02:00.154Z	282.31° WNW
10 mins	2026-05-08 22:38:00.154Z	50.002° ENE	2026-05-08 22:42:00.154Z	38.841° NE	11.713°	2026-05-08 22:48:00.154Z	23.349° NE
37 mins	2026-05-09 01:02:00.154Z	142.14° SSE	2026-05-09 01:17:00.154Z	70.523° E	38.69°	2026-05-09 01:39:00.154Z	6.398° NNE
38 mins	2026-05-09 03:46:00.154Z	216.818° SW	2026-05-09 04:01:00.154Z	286.807° WNW	37.562°	2026-05-09 04:24:00.154Z	0.895° NNE
15 mins	2026-05-09 06:53:00.154Z	315.867° NNW	2026-05-09 07:00:00.154Z	334.728° NNW	12.144°	2026-05-09 07:08:00.154Z	354.541° N
31 mins	2026-05-09 09:58:00.154Z	3.698° NNE	2026-05-09 10:14:00.154Z	42.823° NE	17.156°	2026-05-09 10:29:00.154Z	80.93° E
14 mins	2026-05-09 12:43:00.154Z	358.727° N	2026-05-09 12:57:00.154Z	18.515° NNE	34.243°	2026-05-09 12:57:00.154Z	18.515° NNE

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18962

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T03:48:58.429Z)

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

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