WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2364

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2364 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

2364, 1963-014P

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, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02364U 63014P   26030.42036176  .00000029  00000-0  98893-2 0  9999
2 02364  87.5688 294.1089 0611722 181.9365 177.9094  8.67344562984029

Epoch: 2026-01-30T10:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T10:05:19.256Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

13.11971°

Altitude

4,242.191 km

Speed

5.937 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 36m 26s

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

11:48:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,237.955 km

Perigee altitude

3,014.007 km

Semi-major axis

10,004.118 km

Eccentricity

0.06117

Inclination

87.5688°

RAAN

294.1089°

Arg. of periapsis

181.9365°

True anomaly

178.14692°

Mean anomaly

177.9094°

Eccentric anomaly

178.02989°

Mean motion

2.16908 °/min

Orbital period

165.97 mins

BSTAR

0.0098893

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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.
27 mins	2026-02-01 14:51:55.944Z	102.293° ESE	2026-02-01 15:05:55.944Z	59.247° ENE	22.136°	2026-02-01 15:18:55.944Z	16.231° NNE
40 mins	2026-02-01 17:26:55.944Z	171.717° S	2026-02-01 17:47:55.944Z	66.095° ENE	44.906°	2026-02-01 18:06:55.944Z	2.423° NNE
31 mins	2026-02-01 20:20:55.944Z	243.724° WSW	2026-02-01 20:36:55.944Z	296.075° NW	24.981°	2026-02-01 20:51:55.944Z	348.487° N
21 mins	2026-02-02 02:36:55.944Z	15.671° NNE	2026-02-02 02:47:55.944Z	58.716° ENE	19.414°	2026-02-02 02:57:55.944Z	100.771° ESE
31 mins	2026-02-02 05:21:55.944Z	358.366° N	2026-02-02 05:37:55.944Z	169.915° S	44.998°	2026-02-02 05:52:55.944Z	183.064° SSW
19 mins	2026-02-02 08:10:55.944Z	337.626° N	2026-02-02 08:19:55.944Z	301.987° NW	19.796°	2026-02-02 08:29:55.944Z	260.667° W

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2364

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-30T10:05:19.256Z)

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