WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2381

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2381 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

2381, 1963-014AB

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 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 2 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02381U 63014AB  25124.45600318  .00000080  00000-0  34232-1 0  9992
2 02381  87.2953 137.2630 0284084 322.5847  35.5532  8.67452134355825

Epoch: 2025-05-04T10:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-04T10:56:38.674Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

110.51821°

Altitude

3,401.094 km

Speed

6.458 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 09m 03s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

74.5028°

Longitude

-79.41392°

Altitude

3,868.488 km

Speed

6.171 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 44m 41s

Apparent Declination

37° 56' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:26:21

Azimuth

8.369° NNE

Elevation

-11.555°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,909.344 km

Perigee altitude

3,340.988 km

Semi-major axis

10,003.303 km

Eccentricity

0.0284084

Inclination

87.2953°

RAAN

137.263°

Arg. of periapsis

322.5847°

True anomaly

37.50192°

Mean anomaly

35.5532°

Eccentric anomaly

36.52188°

Mean motion

2.16934 °/min

BSTAR

0.034232

Orbital period

165.95 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.
19 mins	2025-05-06 04:42:59.754Z	279.39° WNW	2025-05-06 04:51:59.754Z	310.628° NW	14.787°	2025-05-06 05:01:59.754Z	344.031° N
35 mins	2025-05-06 10:45:59.754Z	6.524° NNE	2025-05-06 11:02:59.754Z	69.326° E	32.362°	2025-05-06 11:20:59.754Z	136.246° SSE
38 mins	2025-05-06 13:31:59.754Z	354.286° N	2025-05-06 13:50:59.754Z	275.559° WNW	42.309°	2025-05-06 14:09:59.754Z	203.261° SW
15 mins	2025-05-06 16:22:59.754Z	333.178° NNW	2025-05-06 16:29:59.754Z	310.974° NW	14.354°	2025-05-06 16:37:59.754Z	285.809° WNW
34 mins	2025-05-06 23:51:59.754Z	148.549° SSE	2025-05-07 00:08:59.754Z	72.386° E	39.483°	2025-05-07 00:25:59.754Z	7.091° NNE

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