WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2375

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2375 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

2375, 1963-014W

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 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 3 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02375U 63014W   25131.33902078  .00000326  00000-0  36235-1 0  9996
2 02375  86.4683 106.9023 1630629 260.2634  81.1051  8.74829040336285

Epoch: 2025-05-11T08:08Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-11T08:08:11.395Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

115.48694°

Altitude

3,585.93 km

Speed

6.322 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 07m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

73.14159°

Longitude

126.78889°

Altitude

5,201.652 km

Speed

5.373 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 57m 14s

Apparent Declination

42° 43' 45"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:39:43

Azimuth

345.825° N

Elevation

-5.514°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

5,190.719 km

Perigee altitude

1,946.782 km

Semi-major axis

9,946.887 km

Eccentricity

0.1630629

Inclination

86.4683°

RAAN

106.9023°

Arg. of periapsis

260.2634°

True anomaly

99.82608°

Mean anomaly

81.1051°

Eccentric anomaly

90.44763°

Mean motion

2.18782 °/min

BSTAR

0.036235

Orbital period

164.55 mins

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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.
42 mins	2025-05-14 08:22:52.971Z	357.972° N	2025-05-14 08:47:52.971Z	69.587° E	36.649°	2025-05-14 09:04:52.971Z	141.615° SSE
40 mins	2025-05-14 11:09:52.971Z	353.698° N	2025-05-14 11:33:52.971Z	281.704° WNW	40.24°	2025-05-14 11:49:52.971Z	212.335° SW
18 mins	2025-05-14 13:58:52.971Z	342.093° N	2025-05-14 14:07:52.971Z	320.672° NNW	14.141°	2025-05-14 14:16:52.971Z	296.214° NW
23 mins	2025-05-14 18:49:52.971Z	68.324° E	2025-05-14 19:00:52.971Z	41.772° NE	15.758°	2025-05-14 19:12:52.971Z	15.158° NNE
46 mins	2025-05-14 21:15:52.971Z	146.196° SSE	2025-05-14 21:34:52.971Z	76.953° E	40.69°	2025-05-14 22:01:52.971Z	5.684° NNE
48 mins	2025-05-14 23:59:52.971Z	214.303° SW	2025-05-15 00:19:52.971Z	284.983° WNW	38.131°	2025-05-15 00:47:52.971Z	2.321° NNE
25 mins	2025-05-15 03:08:52.971Z	304.505° NW	2025-05-15 03:20:52.971Z	332.113° NNW	13.729°	2025-05-15 03:33:52.971Z	1.025° NNE
29 mins	2025-05-15 06:20:52.971Z	2.247° NNE	2025-05-15 06:35:52.971Z	38.736° NE	17.509°	2025-05-15 06:49:52.971Z	79.519° E

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