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

Last TLE update

6 days 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 6 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02364U 63014P   25181.38020392 -.00000884  00000-0 -32765+0 0  9997
2 02364  87.5700 313.0219 0657004  46.9970 318.4072  8.67470782965464

Epoch: 2025-06-30T09:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T09:07:29.618Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

-102.54235°

Altitude

3,158.219 km

Speed

6.616 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 52m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-74.42084°

Longitude

-111.74875°

Altitude

3,905.056 km

Speed

6.149 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 57m 00s

Apparent Declination

-61° 26' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:20:30

Azimuth

172.44° S

Elevation

-68.174°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,282.219 km

Perigee altitude

2,967.798 km

Semi-major axis

10,003.145 km

Eccentricity

0.0657

Inclination

87.57°

RAAN

313.0219°

Arg. of periapsis

46.997°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

318.4072°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.16939 °/min

Orbital period

165.95 mins

BSTAR

-0.32765

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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.
29 mins	2025-07-05 22:41:29.068Z	344.758° N	2025-07-05 22:54:29.068Z	292.552° NW	28.887°	2025-07-05 23:10:29.068Z	236.93° WSW
20 mins	2025-07-06 06:25:29.068Z	106.475° ESE	2025-07-06 06:35:29.068Z	61.15° ENE	22.119°	2025-07-06 06:45:29.068Z	18.489° NNE
29 mins	2025-07-06 09:04:29.068Z	185.08° SSW	2025-07-06 09:18:29.068Z	275.956° WNW	44.471°	2025-07-06 09:33:29.068Z	0.039° NNE
14 mins	2025-07-06 12:02:29.068Z	277.439° WNW	2025-07-06 12:08:29.068Z	302.995° NW	14.619°	2025-07-06 12:16:29.068Z	336.288° NNW
29 mins	2025-07-06 18:04:29.068Z	16.446° NNE	2025-07-06 18:17:29.068Z	70.234° E	26.285°	2025-07-06 18:33:29.068Z	125.192° SE
35 mins	2025-07-06 20:49:29.068Z	355.974° N	2025-07-06 21:05:29.068Z	266.005° W	44.332°	2025-07-06 21:24:29.068Z	193.572° SSW

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