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

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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 21 hours ago

TLE from 21 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02361U 63014L   26031.86669136  .00000014  00000-0  47097-2 0  9997
2 02361  87.3774 193.5380 0146647  68.4521 293.1894  8.66279229983202

Epoch: 2026-01-31T20:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-31T20:48:02.133Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

110.44458°

Altitude

3,582.566 km

Speed

6.344 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 54m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

19:58:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,781.026 km

Perigee altitude

3,487.37 km

Semi-major axis

10,012.335 km

Eccentricity

0.01466

Inclination

87.3774°

RAAN

193.538°

Arg. of periapsis

68.4521°

True anomaly

291.63368°

Mean anomaly

293.1894°

Eccentric anomaly

292.41264°

Mean motion

2.16641 °/min

Orbital period

166.17 mins

BSTAR

0.0047097

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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.
25 mins	2026-02-01 19:45:04.581Z	14.103° NNE	2026-02-01 19:57:04.581Z	57.793° ENE	19.603°	2026-02-01 20:10:04.581Z	104.099° ESE
35 mins	2026-02-01 22:31:04.581Z	359.094° N	2026-02-01 22:48:04.581Z	111.028° ESE	44.884°	2026-02-01 23:06:04.581Z	180.224° SSW
24 mins	2026-02-02 01:19:04.581Z	341.405° N	2026-02-02 01:31:04.581Z	295.978° NW	23.436°	2026-02-02 01:43:04.581Z	252.516° W
28 mins	2026-02-02 08:56:04.581Z	122.892° SE	2026-02-02 09:10:04.581Z	66.997° ENE	29.566°	2026-02-02 09:24:04.581Z	12.733° NNE
35 mins	2026-02-02 11:37:04.581Z	193.544° SSW	2026-02-02 11:54:04.581Z	273.978° WNW	42.814°	2026-02-02 12:12:04.581Z	359.322° N
14 mins	2026-02-02 14:40:04.581Z	286.636° WNW	2026-02-02 14:47:04.581Z	311.492° NW	13.327°	2026-02-02 14:54:04.581Z	336.232° NNW

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2361

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-31T20:48:02.133Z)

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