WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2361

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2361 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

2361, 1963-014L

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02361U 63014L   25215.91780945  .00000039  00000-0  16756-1 0  9992
2 02361  87.3648 210.5159 0175239 278.3123  79.7897  8.66281521967532

Epoch: 2025-08-03T22:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-03T22:01:38.736Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-72.62825°

Altitude

3,610.43 km

Speed

6.327 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 02m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

65.09362°

Longitude

-67.10535°

Altitude

3,796.169 km

Speed

6.218 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 23m 22s

Apparent Declination

29° 57' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:30:15

Azimuth

347.846° N

Elevation

-19.05°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,809.635 km

Perigee altitude

3,458.726 km

Semi-major axis

10,012.318 km

Eccentricity

0.01752

Inclination

87.3648°

RAAN

210.5159°

Arg. of periapsis

278.3123°

True anomaly

81.7733°

Mean anomaly

79.7897°

Eccentric anomaly

80.78078°

Mean motion

2.16641 °/min

Orbital period

166.17 mins

BSTAR

0.016756

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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.
38 mins	2025-08-05 10:49:47.703Z	0.489° NNE	2025-08-05 11:09:47.703Z	90.13° ESE	42.523°	2025-08-05 11:27:47.703Z	165.507° S
31 mins	2025-08-05 13:38:47.703Z	347.036° N	2025-08-05 13:53:47.703Z	290.617° WNW	31.449°	2025-08-05 14:09:47.703Z	232.297° WSW
25 mins	2025-08-05 21:18:47.703Z	103.33° ESE	2025-08-05 21:30:47.703Z	60.844° ENE	22.906°	2025-08-05 21:43:47.703Z	16.128° NNE
37 mins	2025-08-05 23:55:47.703Z	177.023° S	2025-08-06 00:12:47.703Z	198.091° SSW	44.962°	2025-08-06 00:32:47.703Z	2.146° NNE
27 mins	2025-08-06 02:50:47.703Z	254.272° W	2025-08-06 03:03:47.703Z	300.942° NW	21.829°	2025-08-06 03:17:47.703Z	349.236° N
30 mins	2025-08-06 09:01:47.703Z	10.597° NNE	2025-08-06 09:16:47.703Z	64.477° ENE	25.058°	2025-08-06 09:31:47.703Z	118.085° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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