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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2362 intel report (Beta)
WESTFORD NEEDLES details
Identifier | |
Orbit | Active |
Last TLE update | 23 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Unknown |
Mission | Spacecraft |
Bus & Motor | Unknown |
Mass | Unknown |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | Unknown |
Launch site | |
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 23 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02362U 63014M 25044.67715191 .00001143 00000-0 11514-1 0 9991
2 02362 85.3290 57.9072 2532060 253.5328 77.4681 8.84461243963526
Epoch: 2025-02-13T16:15Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-13T16:15:05.925Z)
Latitude | -0.00004° |
Longitude | 30.18267° |
Altitude | 3,586.747 km |
Speed | 6.298 km/s |
True Right ascension | 03h 51m 37s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 45.9071° |
Longitude | -154.83046° |
Altitude | 4,139.28 km |
Speed | 5.959 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 12h 47m 28s |
Apparent Declination | 36° 59' 43" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 18:03:29 |
Azimuth | 294.892° NW |
Elevation | 30.195° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 5,996.503 km |
Perigee altitude | 995.995 km |
Semi-major axis | 9,874.386 km |
Eccentricity | 0.253206 |
Inclination | 85.329° |
RAAN | 57.9072° |
Arg. of periapsis | 253.5328° |
True anomaly | 106.56216° |
Mean anomaly | 77.4681° |
Eccentric anomaly | 91.96719° |
Mean motion | 2.21196 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.011514 |
Orbital period | 162.75 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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12 mins | 2025-02-14 15:24:21.810Z | 294.782° NW | 2025-02-14 15:24:21.810Z | 294.782° NW | 26.689° | 2025-02-14 15:36:21.810Z | 250.499° W |
44 mins | 2025-02-14 22:17:21.810Z | 103.736° ESE | 2025-02-14 22:37:21.810Z | 55.01° ENE | 27.162° | 2025-02-14 23:01:21.810Z | 9.392° NNE |
57 mins | 2025-02-15 00:50:21.810Z | 171.959° S | 2025-02-15 01:12:21.810Z | 97.347° ESE | 44.87° | 2025-02-15 01:47:21.810Z | 5.882° NNE |
54 mins | 2025-02-15 03:39:21.810Z | 240.684° WSW | 2025-02-15 04:01:21.810Z | 300.331° NW | 30.975° | 2025-02-15 04:33:21.810Z | 7.006° NNE |
29 mins | 2025-02-15 06:57:21.810Z | 328.874° NNW | 2025-02-15 07:12:21.810Z | 356.337° N | 13.653° | 2025-02-15 07:26:21.810Z | 24.411° NE |
40 mins | 2025-02-15 09:56:21.810Z | 354.737° N | 2025-02-15 10:21:21.810Z | 52.413° ENE | 28.503° | 2025-02-15 10:36:21.810Z | 111.089° ESE |
42 mins | 2025-02-15 12:42:21.810Z | 354.108° N | 2025-02-15 13:10:21.810Z | 274.586° WNW | 44.601° | 2025-02-15 13:24:21.810Z | 189.054° SSW |
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