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
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Unknown
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
Unknown
Launch date (UTC)
Icon of a cake. It is the launch day of the satellite!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 day ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02796U 63014AQ  25127.95152585  .00000102  00000-0  41064-1 0  9994
2 02796  87.2358 127.4636 0448686 240.2713 115.2780  8.68064695889880
Epoch: 2025-05-07T22:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-07T22:50:11.833Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-81.11471°
Altitude
3,832.445 km
Speed
6.184 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 29m 51s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
83.96409°
Longitude
71.69781°
Altitude
3,989.972 km
Speed
6.096 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 21m 01s
Apparent Declination
53° 34' 08"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:11:46
Azimuth
7.514° NNE
Elevation
4.124°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
4,069.077 km
Perigee altitude
3,171.831 km
Semi-major axis
9,998.591 km
Eccentricity
0.0448686
Inclination
87.2358°
RAAN
127.4636°
Arg. of periapsis
240.2713°
True anomaly
119.81367°
Mean anomaly
115.278°
Eccentric anomaly
117.55713°
Mean motion
2.17088 °/min
BSTAR
0.041064
Orbital period
165.83 mins
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
26 mins2025-05-09 08:51:00.654Z8.719° NNE2025-05-09 09:05:00.654Z54.324° ENE19.684°2025-05-09 09:17:00.654Z97.311° ESE
37 mins2025-05-09 11:37:00.654Z358.604° N2025-05-09 11:56:00.654Z72.582° E44.749°2025-05-09 12:14:00.654Z177.908° S
27 mins2025-05-09 14:25:00.654Z345.295° N2025-05-09 14:39:00.654Z297.145° NW25.109°2025-05-09 14:52:00.654Z249.493° W
33 mins2025-05-09 21:58:00.654Z119.577° SE2025-05-09 22:14:00.654Z64.619° ENE29.531°2025-05-09 22:31:00.654Z10.217° NNE
40 mins2025-05-10 00:38:00.654Z188.256° SSW2025-05-10 00:57:00.654Z275.734° WNW44.022°2025-05-10 01:18:00.654Z0.85° NNE
25 mins2025-05-10 03:37:00.654Z269.226° W2025-05-10 03:49:00.654Z307.069° NW18.084°2025-05-10 04:02:00.654Z347.536° N
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