WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2380

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2380 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

2380, 1963-014AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02380U 63014AA  25221.07834050  .00001076  00000-0  43484+0 0  9992
2 02380  87.2211 109.3350 0477108 131.0880 233.2206  8.68187372363982

Epoch: 2025-08-09T01:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T01:52:48.619Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

123.31321°

Altitude

3,923.582 km

Speed

6.127 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 17m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-82.37259°

Longitude

-35.64411°

Altitude

3,963.131 km

Speed

6.112 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 08m 54s

Apparent Declination

-75° 53' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:44:54

Azimuth

182.48° SSW

Elevation

-53.93°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,096.507 km

Perigee altitude

3,142.515 km

Semi-major axis

9,997.648 km

Eccentricity

0.04771

Inclination

87.2211°

RAAN

109.335°

Arg. of periapsis

131.088°

True anomaly

228.9966°

Mean anomaly

233.2206°

Eccentric anomaly

231.09337°

Mean motion

2.17118 °/min

Orbital period

165.81 mins

BSTAR

0.43484

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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.
20 mins	2025-08-10 14:02:14.919Z	95.744° ESE	2025-08-10 14:12:14.919Z	61.151° ENE	18.751°	2025-08-10 14:22:14.919Z	23.585° NE
35 mins	2025-08-10 16:36:14.919Z	170.656° S	2025-08-10 16:54:14.919Z	104.472° ESE	44.728°	2025-08-10 17:11:14.919Z	3.392° NNE
27 mins	2025-08-10 19:29:14.919Z	243.698° WSW	2025-08-10 19:43:14.919Z	294.878° NW	24.096°	2025-08-10 19:56:14.919Z	346.51° N
19 mins	2025-08-11 01:42:14.919Z	20.037° NNE	2025-08-11 01:51:14.919Z	56.895° ENE	17.945°	2025-08-11 02:01:14.919Z	97.82° ESE
31 mins	2025-08-11 04:26:14.919Z	358.632° N	2025-08-11 04:41:14.919Z	74.401° E	44.93°	2025-08-11 04:57:14.919Z	180.183° SSW
14 mins	2025-08-11 07:15:14.919Z	335.746° NNW	2025-08-11 07:24:14.919Z	297.641° NW	20.742°	2025-08-11 07:29:14.919Z	274.601° WNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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