WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530 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

2530, 1963-014AJ

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 week 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 week ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02530U 63014AJ  25213.37590713 -.00000037  00000-0 -17140-1 0  9998
2 02530  87.6400 182.1278 0376478 122.3433  32.5535  8.68077539911848

Epoch: 2025-08-01T09:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-01T09:01:18.376Z)

Latitude

22.67832°

Longitude

-84.40883°

Altitude

3,311.618 km

Speed

6.516 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 04m 34s

True Declination

22° 35' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.48421°

Longitude

-82.00925°

Altitude

3,747.534 km

Speed

6.24 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 23m 03s

Apparent Declination

-43° 24' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:10:27

Azimuth

108.714° ESE

Elevation

-69.729°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,996.774 km

Perigee altitude

3,243.932 km

Semi-major axis

9,998.49 km

Eccentricity

0.03765

Inclination

87.64°

RAAN

182.1278°

Arg. of periapsis

122.3433°

True anomaly

34.96987°

Mean anomaly

32.5535°

Eccentric anomaly

33.75196°

Mean motion

2.17091 °/min

Orbital period

165.83 mins

BSTAR

-0.01714

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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.
32 mins	2025-08-10 08:20:52.303Z	4.461° NNE	2025-08-10 08:36:52.303Z	85.839° E	39.567°	2025-08-10 08:52:52.303Z	157.326° SSE
28 mins	2025-08-10 11:07:52.303Z	347.822° N	2025-08-10 11:20:52.303Z	291.14° WNW	33.209°	2025-08-10 11:35:52.303Z	226.011° WSW
19 mins	2025-08-10 18:51:52.303Z	93.168° ESE	2025-08-10 19:00:52.303Z	60.267° ENE	18.839°	2025-08-10 19:10:52.303Z	22.197° NNE
34 mins	2025-08-10 21:25:52.303Z	171.045° S	2025-08-10 21:42:52.303Z	100.811° ESE	44.802°	2025-08-10 21:59:52.303Z	2.674° NNE
26 mins	2025-08-11 00:18:52.303Z	246.267° WSW	2025-08-11 00:31:52.303Z	295.676° NW	23.212°	2025-08-11 00:44:52.303Z	346.934° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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