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

5 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 5 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02530U 63014AJ  25110.70284793  .00000261  00000-0  11219+0 0  9995
2 02530  87.6558 190.8042 0316870 222.9182 298.8245  8.68066236902932

Epoch: 2025-04-20T16:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-20T16:52:06.061Z)

Latitude

21.48625°

Longitude

-92.16856°

Altitude

3,479.743 km

Speed

6.407 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 39m 32s

True Declination

21° 24' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

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Latitude

-70.38592°

Longitude

-85.11033°

Altitude

3,379.362 km

Speed

6.479 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 37m 28s

Apparent Declination

-80° 46' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:29:11

Azimuth

187.24° SSW

Elevation

-47.523°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,937.266 km

Perigee altitude

3,303.616 km

Semi-major axis

9,998.578 km

Eccentricity

0.031687

Inclination

87.6558°

RAAN

190.8042°

Arg. of periapsis

222.9182°

True anomaly

295.58318°

Mean anomaly

298.8245°

Eccentric anomaly

297.20988°

Mean motion

2.17088 °/min

BSTAR

0.11219

Orbital period

165.83 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.
5 mins	2025-04-25 21:00:27.078Z	323.735° NNW	2025-04-25 21:02:27.078Z	317.192° NNW	10.486°	2025-04-25 21:05:27.078Z	307.269° NW
15 mins	2025-04-26 01:55:27.078Z	71.137° E	2025-04-26 02:02:27.078Z	49.013° ENE	14.53°	2025-04-26 02:10:27.078Z	23.887° NE
37 mins	2025-04-26 04:23:27.078Z	155.094° SSE	2025-04-26 04:41:27.078Z	82.55° E	42.285°	2025-04-26 05:00:27.078Z	5.244° NNE
35 mins	2025-04-26 07:11:27.078Z	223.864° SW	2025-04-26 07:28:27.078Z	286.651° WNW	32.557°	2025-04-26 07:46:27.078Z	353.553° N
17 mins	2025-04-26 13:31:27.078Z	20.48° NNE	2025-04-26 13:39:27.078Z	47.311° ENE	14.024°	2025-04-26 13:48:27.078Z	78.499° E
35 mins	2025-04-26 16:14:27.078Z	1.495° NNE	2025-04-26 16:32:27.078Z	84.245° E	42.892°	2025-04-26 16:49:27.078Z	167.04° S
12 mins	2025-04-26 19:01:27.078Z	348.084° N	2025-04-26 19:13:27.078Z	307.806° NW	29.089°	2025-04-26 19:13:27.078Z	307.806° NW

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