WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2531
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2531 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago
TLE from 1 year ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 2531U 63014AK 24152.18667443 .00000001 00000-0 -10627-2 0 9998
2 2531 87.3002 233.7703 0023550 107.9316 252.4109 8.67338680362575Epoch: 2024-05-31T04:28Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-05-31T04:28:48.67Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-82.60187°
Altitude
3,637.583 km
Speed
6.307 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 35m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
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Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:36:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,649.601 km
Perigee altitude
3,602.481 km
Semi-major axis
10,004.178 km
Eccentricity
0.00236
Inclination
87.3002°
RAAN
233.7703°
Arg. of periapsis
107.9316°
True anomaly
252.15388°
Mean anomaly
252.4109°
Eccentric anomaly
252.28237°
Mean motion
2.16906 °/min
Orbital period
165.97 mins
BSTAR
-0.0010627
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)
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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| 35 mins | 2025-09-03 06:45:24.974Z | 3.681° NNE | 2025-09-03 07:03:24.974Z | 76.783° E | 35.779° | 2025-09-03 07:20:24.974Z | 145.671° SSE |
| 33 mins | 2025-09-03 09:33:24.974Z | 351.265° N | 2025-09-03 09:49:24.974Z | 283.801° WNW | 39.053° | 2025-09-03 10:06:24.974Z | 213.206° SW |
| 13 mins | 2025-09-03 17:22:24.974Z | 72.21° E | 2025-09-03 17:28:24.974Z | 51.643° ENE | 13.791° | 2025-09-03 17:35:24.974Z | 27.787° NE |
| 34 mins | 2025-09-03 19:52:24.974Z | 157.78° S | 2025-09-03 20:08:24.974Z | 87.018° E | 42.624° | 2025-09-03 20:26:24.974Z | 5.485° NNE |
| 31 mins | 2025-09-03 22:41:24.974Z | 229.901° WSW | 2025-09-03 22:56:24.974Z | 290.294° WNW | 30.345° | 2025-09-03 23:12:24.974Z | 352.761° N |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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