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

12 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 12 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02362U 63014M   25199.48510992  .00000934  00000-0  79857-2 0  9995
2 02362  85.2797  26.3894 2565666  68.3829 316.9651  8.85241459977210

Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T11:38:33.497Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-84.78607°

Altitude

2,045.504 km

Speed

7.368 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 45m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-39.07958°

Longitude

98.94318°

Altitude

5,535.91 km

Speed

5.155 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 22m 15s

Apparent Declination

-66° 38' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:37:04

Azimuth

163.71° S

Elevation

-21.14°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,022.385 km

Perigee altitude

958.491 km

Semi-major axis

9,868.575 km

Eccentricity

0.25657

Inclination

85.2797°

RAAN

26.3894°

Arg. of periapsis

68.3829°

True anomaly

291.71945°

Mean anomaly

316.9651°

Eccentric anomaly

304.91022°

Mean motion

2.21392 °/min

Orbital period

162.61 mins

BSTAR

0.0079857

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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.
22 mins	2025-07-19 01:45:23.812Z	335.137° NNW	2025-07-19 01:52:23.812Z	272.81° WNW	34.811°	2025-07-19 02:07:23.812Z	208.353° SW
10 mins	2025-07-19 12:09:23.812Z	146.111° SSE	2025-07-19 12:14:23.812Z	95.399° ESE	30.123°	2025-07-19 12:19:23.812Z	26.616° NE
4 mins	2025-07-19 14:56:23.812Z	266.955° W	2025-07-19 14:58:23.812Z	287.037° WNW	13.556°	2025-07-19 15:00:23.812Z	308.552° NW
22 mins	2025-07-19 23:27:23.812Z	18.897° NNE	2025-07-19 23:33:23.812Z	78.486° E	36.672°	2025-07-19 23:49:23.812Z	155.095° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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