WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2796

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2796 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

2796, 1963-014AQ

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 02796U 63014AQ  25223.13713768  .00001188  00000-0  48060+0 0  9993
2 02796  87.2289 117.9424 0475625 135.3283 228.6924  8.68150427898148

Epoch: 2025-08-11T03:17Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-11T03:17:28.695Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

108.72438°

Altitude

3,950.367 km

Speed

6.111 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 51m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

79.82869°

Longitude

124.12327°

Altitude

3,336.537 km

Speed

6.507 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 54m 44s

Apparent Declination

47° 12' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:35:37

Azimuth

346.704° N

Elevation

-1.12°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,095.321 km

Perigee altitude

3,144.268 km

Semi-major axis

9,997.932 km

Eccentricity

0.04756

Inclination

87.2289°

RAAN

117.9424°

Arg. of periapsis

135.3283°

True anomaly

224.7562°

Mean anomaly

228.6924°

Eccentric anomaly

226.70884°

Mean motion

2.17109 °/min

Orbital period

165.82 mins

BSTAR

0.4806

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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.
28 mins	2025-08-13 03:05:19.824Z	9.093° NNE	2025-08-13 03:19:19.824Z	72.664° E	30.015°	2025-08-13 03:33:19.824Z	133.823° SE
29 mins	2025-08-13 05:52:19.824Z	351.793° N	2025-08-13 06:06:19.824Z	276.543° WNW	41.247°	2025-08-13 06:21:19.824Z	204.5° SW
33 mins	2025-08-13 16:10:19.824Z	150.135° SSE	2025-08-13 16:27:19.824Z	80.28° E	40.309°	2025-08-13 16:43:19.824Z	7.978° NNE
32 mins	2025-08-13 18:57:19.824Z	219.327° SW	2025-08-13 19:13:19.824Z	281.673° WNW	34.021°	2025-08-13 19:29:19.824Z	352.425° N

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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