WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2359

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2359 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

2359, 1963-014J

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1  2359U 63014J   25200.95216463  .00000004  00000-0 -73901-3 0  9996
2  2359  86.9296  45.1561 1227171  76.6551 296.7934  8.71295512885791

Epoch: 2025-07-19T22:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T22:51:07.024Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

124.39494°

Altitude

3,177.451 km

Speed

6.595 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 00m 37s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-24.51505°

Longitude

122.94682°

Altitude

3,682.289 km

Speed

6.271 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 03m 05s

Apparent Declination

-44° 31' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:34:43

Azimuth

124.237° SE

Elevation

-31.164°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,819.628 km

Perigee altitude

2,371.714 km

Semi-major axis

9,973.808 km

Eccentricity

0.12272

Inclination

86.9296°

RAAN

45.1561°

Arg. of periapsis

76.6551°

True anomaly

283.43444°

Mean anomaly

296.7934°

Eccentric anomaly

290.19446°

Mean motion

2.17897 °/min

Orbital period

165.22 mins

BSTAR

-0.00073901

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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.
23 mins	2025-07-20 12:41:29.663Z	141.879° SSE	2025-07-20 12:53:29.663Z	83.032° E	33.817°	2025-07-20 13:04:29.663Z	14.797° NNE
23 mins	2025-07-20 15:27:29.663Z	216.453° SW	2025-07-20 15:39:29.663Z	283.683° WNW	34.06°	2025-07-20 15:50:29.663Z	350.791° N
28 mins	2025-07-21 00:19:29.663Z	10.277° NNE	2025-07-21 00:31:29.663Z	82.481° E	35.583°	2025-07-21 00:47:29.663Z	149.752° SSE
27 mins	2025-07-21 03:05:29.663Z	344.538° N	2025-07-21 03:16:29.663Z	280.444° WNW	35.495°	2025-07-21 03:32:29.663Z	215.321° SW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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