WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2431
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2431 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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WESTFORD NEEDLES details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Unknown |
Mission | Spacecraft |
Bus & Motor | Unknown |
Mass | Unknown |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | Unknown |
Launch site | |
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 12 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 2431U 63014AC 25047.59674094 .00000040 00000-0 14717-1 0 9991
2 2431 87.4798 236.0375 0445874 103.7911 261.2964 8.68660003883854
Epoch: 2025-02-16T14:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-16T14:19:18.417Z)
Latitude | 0.00003° |
Longitude | -125.61676° |
Altitude | 3,706.927 km |
Speed | 6.26 km/s |
True Right ascension | 15h 44m 09s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 79.81168° |
Longitude | -111.54434° |
Altitude | 3,218.8 km |
Speed | 6.583 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 16h 45m 10s |
Apparent Declination | 39° 02' 49" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 04:46:48 |
Azimuth | 0.325° NNE |
Elevation | -11.036° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 4,061.488 km |
Perigee altitude | 3,170.274 km |
Semi-major axis | 9,994.018 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0445874 |
Inclination | 87.4798° |
RAAN | 236.0375° |
Arg. of periapsis | 103.7911° |
True anomaly | 256.2945° |
Mean anomaly | 261.2964° |
Eccentric anomaly | 258.79047° |
Mean motion | 2.17237 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.014717 |
Orbital period | 165.72 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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29 mins | 2025-02-17 02:08:03.870Z | 349.27° N | 2025-02-17 02:22:03.870Z | 287.746° WNW | 34.027° | 2025-02-17 02:37:03.870Z | 223.392° SW |
17 mins | 2025-02-17 09:54:03.870Z | 89.172° E | 2025-02-17 10:02:03.870Z | 59.39° ENE | 17.187° | 2025-02-17 10:11:03.870Z | 24.567° NE |
33 mins | 2025-02-17 12:27:03.870Z | 169.102° S | 2025-02-17 12:44:03.870Z | 88.071° E | 44.588° | 2025-02-17 13:00:03.870Z | 3.432° NNE |
25 mins | 2025-02-17 15:20:03.870Z | 245.38° WSW | 2025-02-17 15:32:03.870Z | 292.704° NW | 23.922° | 2025-02-17 15:45:03.870Z | 346.494° N |
18 mins | 2025-02-17 21:32:03.870Z | 25.144° NE | 2025-02-17 21:40:03.870Z | 57.831° ENE | 17.153° | 2025-02-17 21:50:03.870Z | 96.703° ESE |
32 mins | 2025-02-18 00:15:03.870Z | 359.82° N | 2025-02-18 00:30:03.870Z | 92.988° ESE | 44.771° | 2025-02-18 00:47:03.870Z | 178.448° S |
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