WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2997

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2997 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

2997, 1963-014AU

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 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 3 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02997U 63014AU  25184.43741531 -.00000002  00000-0 -86283-3 0  9993
2 02997  86.8160 207.1524 0873616 274.1167  76.0433  8.77680210285869

Epoch: 2025-07-03T10:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T10:29:52.682Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

127.97872°

Altitude

3,415.806 km

Speed

6.424 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 48m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

54.72675°

Longitude

-56.86071°

Altitude

4,250.302 km

Speed

5.911 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 13m 18s

Apparent Declination

31° 42' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:55:00

Azimuth

44.493° NE

Elevation

-1.892°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,414.345 km

Perigee altitude

2,680.15 km

Semi-major axis

9,925.384 km

Eccentricity

0.08736

Inclination

86.816°

RAAN

207.1524°

Arg. of periapsis

274.1167°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

76.0433°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.19494 °/min

Orbital period

164.01 mins

BSTAR

-0.00086283

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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.
33 mins	2025-07-06 10:26:15.100Z	4.818° NNE	2025-07-06 10:44:15.100Z	58.456° ENE	23.573°	2025-07-06 10:59:15.100Z	108.026° ESE
41 mins	2025-07-06 13:11:15.100Z	357.364° N	2025-07-06 13:33:15.100Z	103.244° ESE	44.976°	2025-07-06 13:52:15.100Z	181.52° SSW
30 mins	2025-07-06 15:57:15.100Z	346.585° N	2025-07-06 16:12:15.100Z	302.689° NW	25.453°	2025-07-06 16:27:15.100Z	252.295° W
33 mins	2025-07-06 23:25:15.100Z	116.186° SE	2025-07-06 23:40:15.100Z	63.258° ENE	28.919°	2025-07-06 23:58:15.100Z	10.094° NNE
41 mins	2025-07-07 02:03:15.100Z	186.838° SSW	2025-07-07 02:21:15.100Z	280.43° WNW	44.374°	2025-07-07 02:44:15.100Z	2.356° NNE
30 mins	2025-07-07 04:58:15.100Z	265.13° W	2025-07-07 05:12:15.100Z	310.025° NW	20.161°	2025-07-07 05:28:15.100Z	355.508° N

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