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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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"
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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"
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Local Sidereal Time
22:34:43
Azimuth
124.237° SE
Elevation
-31.164°
Doppler factor
1
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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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)
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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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°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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