WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2378

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2378 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

2378, 1963-014Y

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  2378U 63014Y   25194.94369189 -.00000004  00000-0 -32400-2 0  9991
2  2378  87.3718 190.1925 0099282 150.2055 210.4501  8.66593827966447

Epoch: 2025-07-13T22:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T22:38:54.979Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-81.59624°

Altitude

3,722.095 km

Speed

6.256 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 40m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-71.68489°

Longitude

105.82481°

Altitude

3,688.953 km

Speed

6.285 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 26m 32s

Apparent Declination

-80° 09' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:36:15

Azimuth

172.126° S

Elevation

-47.98°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,731.155 km

Perigee altitude

3,532.394 km

Semi-major axis

10,009.911 km

Eccentricity

0.00993

Inclination

87.3718°

RAAN

190.1925°

Arg. of periapsis

150.2055°

True anomaly

209.87965°

Mean anomaly

210.4501°

Eccentric anomaly

210.16427°

Mean motion

2.16719 °/min

Orbital period

166.11 mins

BSTAR

-0.00324

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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.
34 mins	2025-07-19 12:24:47.550Z	352.915° N	2025-07-19 12:41:47.550Z	276.855° WNW	40.481°	2025-07-19 12:58:47.550Z	207.811° SW
4 mins	2025-07-19 15:19:47.550Z	316.941° NNW	2025-07-19 15:20:47.550Z	313.528° NW	10.58°	2025-07-19 15:23:47.550Z	303.339° NW
9 mins	2025-07-19 20:17:47.550Z	62.258° ENE	2025-07-19 20:21:47.550Z	48.754° ENE	12.226°	2025-07-19 20:26:47.550Z	31.923° NE
34 mins	2025-07-19 22:44:47.550Z	153.716° SSE	2025-07-19 23:01:47.550Z	77.656° E	41.576°	2025-07-19 23:18:47.550Z	6.336° NNE
33 mins	2025-07-20 01:32:47.550Z	223.898° SW	2025-07-20 01:48:47.550Z	287.663° WNW	32.372°	2025-07-20 02:05:47.550Z	354.516° N
14 mins	2025-07-20 07:51:47.550Z	24.436° NE	2025-07-20 07:58:47.550Z	48.84° ENE	13.195°	2025-07-20 08:05:47.550Z	73.26° E
12 mins	2025-07-20 10:34:47.550Z	2.222° NNE	2025-07-20 10:46:47.550Z	32.178° NE	39.241°	2025-07-20 10:46:47.550Z	32.178° NE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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