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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Identifier

2362, 1963-014M

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

16 hours 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 16 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02362U 63014M   25181.51820232  .00000604  00000-0  51438-2 0  9990
2 02362  85.2858  30.0805 2563951  89.6304 299.4780  8.85224850975628

Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T12:26:12.68Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

-75.2992°

Altitude

2,827.07 km

Speed

6.8 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 00m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-60.05526°

Longitude

-83.63599°

Altitude

5,469.19 km

Speed

5.194 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 30m 29s

Apparent Declination

-54° 12' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:47:44

Azimuth

144.186° SSE

Elevation

-70.698°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,020.848 km

Perigee altitude

960.276 km

Semi-major axis

9,868.699 km

Eccentricity

0.2564

Inclination

85.2858°

RAAN

30.0805°

Arg. of periapsis

89.6304°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

299.478°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.21388 °/min

Orbital period

162.61 mins

BSTAR

0.0051438

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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.
13 mins	2025-07-01 12:56:19.624Z	135.775° SSE	2025-07-01 13:04:19.624Z	84.244° E	23.324°	2025-07-01 13:09:19.624Z	35.676° NE
14 mins	2025-07-01 15:38:19.624Z	216.175° SW	2025-07-01 15:47:19.624Z	277.68° WNW	29.476°	2025-07-01 15:52:19.624Z	335.962° NNW
12 mins	2025-07-02 00:18:19.624Z	40.152° NE	2025-07-02 00:22:19.624Z	80.012° E	21.927°	2025-07-02 00:30:19.624Z	129.216° SE
16 mins	2025-07-02 03:00:19.624Z	331.088° NNW	2025-07-02 03:05:19.624Z	273.573° WNW	32.908°	2025-07-02 03:16:19.624Z	207.046° SW

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