WESTFORD NEEDLES, 21660

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 21660 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

21660, 1963-014FG

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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Last TLE update: 4 days ago

TLE from 4 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 21660U 63014FG  26234.02531104 -.00000015  00000-0 -22211-2 0  9990
2 21660  86.7466 252.8431 1390589 294.9360  72.8120  8.77259631 71474

Epoch: 2026-08-22T00:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-22T00:36:26.873Z)

Latitude

23.5608°

Longitude

-85.19587°

Altitude

3,331.152 km

Speed

6.481 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 57m 01s

True Declination

23° 28' 06"

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

16:22:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,931.031 km

Perigee altitude

2,169.733 km

Semi-major axis

9,928.519 km

Eccentricity

0.13906

Inclination

86.7466°

RAAN

252.8431°

Arg. of periapsis

294.936°

True anomaly

88.6523°

Mean anomaly

72.812°

Eccentric anomaly

80.67418°

Mean motion

2.1939 °/min

Orbital period

164.09 mins

BSTAR

-0.0022211

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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.
39 mins	2026-08-26 03:01:16.600Z	217.751° SW	2026-08-26 03:17:16.600Z	289.937° WNW	36.55°	2026-08-26 03:40:16.600Z	1.042° NNE
13 mins	2026-08-26 06:10:16.600Z	320.298° NNW	2026-08-26 06:16:16.600Z	336.16° NNW	11.363°	2026-08-26 06:23:16.600Z	353.424° N
31 mins	2026-08-26 09:14:16.600Z	5.267° NNE	2026-08-26 09:30:16.600Z	44.722° NE	17.619°	2026-08-26 09:45:16.600Z	83.261° E
48 mins	2026-08-26 11:58:16.600Z	358.71° N	2026-08-26 12:24:16.600Z	81.562° E	42.385°	2026-08-26 12:46:16.600Z	163.206° S
42 mins	2026-08-26 14:44:16.600Z	351.713° N	2026-08-26 15:06:16.600Z	291.773° WNW	35.689°	2026-08-26 15:26:16.600Z	227.502° WSW
4 mins	2026-08-26 17:37:16.600Z	329.025° NNW	2026-08-26 17:39:16.600Z	324.39° NNW	10.307°	2026-08-26 17:41:16.600Z	319.74° NNW
25 mins	2026-08-26 22:21:16.600Z	84.992° E	2026-08-26 22:32:16.600Z	49.068° ENE	19.157°	2026-08-26 22:46:16.600Z	12.544° NNE
11 mins	2026-08-27 00:54:16.600Z	163.91° S	2026-08-27 01:05:16.600Z	139.171° SSE	41.797°	2026-08-27 01:05:16.600Z	139.171° SSE

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 21660

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-22T00:36:26.873Z)

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