WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2362
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2362 is space debris 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 14 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 2362U 63014M 25200.05008762 .00000467 00000-0 39271-2 0 9995
2 2362 85.2788 26.2729 2565546 67.7150 317.4658 8.85240779977265
Epoch: 2025-07-19T01:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T01:12:07.57Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
71.14859°
Altitude
2,024.323 km
Speed
7.384 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 45m 05s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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Latitude
35.55136°
Longitude
-112.34067°
Altitude
2,357.09 km
Speed
7.139 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 38m 19s
Apparent Declination
5° 00' 49"
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Local Sidereal Time
04:17:34
Azimuth
32.856° NE
Elevation
-39.602°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
6,022.273 km
Perigee altitude
958.614 km
Semi-major axis
9,868.58 km
Eccentricity
0.25655
Inclination
85.2788°
RAAN
26.2729°
Arg. of periapsis
67.715°
True anomaly
292.3874°
Mean anomaly
317.4658°
Eccentric anomaly
305.49849°
Mean motion
2.21392 °/min
Orbital period
162.61 mins
BSTAR
0.0039271
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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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24 mins | 2025-07-19 23:26:19.826Z | 13.782° NNE | 2025-07-19 23:34:19.826Z | 90.822° ESE | 36.697° | 2025-07-19 23:50:19.826Z | 156.124° SSE |
19 mins | 2025-07-20 02:11:19.826Z | 320.51° NNW | 2025-07-20 02:17:19.826Z | 271.976° WNW | 27.795° | 2025-07-20 02:30:19.826Z | 220.742° SW |
12 mins | 2025-07-20 12:32:19.826Z | 166.636° S | 2025-07-20 12:39:19.826Z | 84.281° E | 40.342° | 2025-07-20 12:44:19.826Z | 14.111° NNE |
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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