WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2365

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2365 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

2365, 1963-014Q

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, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02365U 63014Q   26151.87105367  .00000981  00000-0  44259+0 0  9993
2 02365  87.3166  99.8506 0152033 237.0013 121.6152  8.67673447995605

Epoch: 2026-05-31T20:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-31T20:54:19.037Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-103.09524°

Altitude

3,709.23 km

Speed

6.261 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 39m 24s

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

13:21:34

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,775.523 km

Perigee altitude

3,471.409 km

Semi-major axis

10,001.603 km

Eccentricity

0.0152

Inclination

87.3166°

RAAN

99.8506°

Arg. of periapsis

237.0013°

True anomaly

123.08401°

Mean anomaly

121.6152°

Eccentric anomaly

122.35108°

Mean motion

2.1699 °/min

Orbital period

165.91 mins

BSTAR

0.44259

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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.
33 mins	2026-06-13 05:45:16.390Z	6.016° NNE	2026-06-13 06:02:16.390Z	72.263° E	31.481°	2026-06-13 06:18:16.390Z	135.281° SSE
34 mins	2026-06-13 08:32:16.390Z	353.694° N	2026-06-13 08:49:16.390Z	279.887° WNW	42.03°	2026-06-13 09:06:16.390Z	203.871° SW
12 mins	2026-06-13 11:23:16.390Z	329.949° NNW	2026-06-13 11:29:16.390Z	309.808° NW	13.005°	2026-06-13 11:35:16.390Z	289.633° WNW
6 mins	2026-06-13 16:26:16.390Z	53.592° ENE	2026-06-13 16:29:16.390Z	44.028° NE	10.779°	2026-06-13 16:32:16.390Z	34.508° NE
35 mins	2026-06-13 18:50:16.390Z	148.359° SSE	2026-06-13 19:07:16.390Z	79.832° E	39.942°	2026-06-13 19:25:16.390Z	7.107° NNE
35 mins	2026-06-13 21:37:16.390Z	217.664° SW	2026-06-13 21:54:16.390Z	287.71° WNW	35.288°	2026-06-13 22:12:16.390Z	356.329° N

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2365

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-31T20:54:19.037Z)

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

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