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

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 02997U 63014AU  25198.00040212  .00000173  00000-0  47908-1 0  9995
2 02997  86.8180 205.5260 0876838 259.1356  90.9742  8.77682722287053

Epoch: 2025-07-17T00:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T00:00:34.743Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-89.69126°

Altitude

3,642.218 km

Speed

6.279 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 42m 06s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

61.64186°

Longitude

-84.03468°

Altitude

4,393.697 km

Speed

5.827 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 40m 12s

Apparent Declination

61° 31' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:49:35

Azimuth

32.11° NE

Elevation

28.944°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,417.522 km

Perigee altitude

2,676.934 km

Semi-major axis

9,925.365 km

Eccentricity

0.08768

Inclination

86.818°

RAAN

205.526°

Arg. of periapsis

259.1356°

True anomaly

100.95124°

Mean anomaly

90.9742°

Eccentric anomaly

95.97086°

Mean motion

2.19494 °/min

Orbital period

164.01 mins

BSTAR

0.047908

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-18 23:02:02.624Z	32.169° NE	2025-07-18 23:02:02.624Z	32.169° NE	25.828°	2025-07-18 23:12:02.624Z	10.294° NNE
42 mins	2025-07-19 01:16:02.624Z	189.134° SSW	2025-07-19 01:35:02.624Z	280.01° WNW	44.037°	2025-07-19 01:58:02.624Z	1.863° NNE
30 mins	2025-07-19 04:12:02.624Z	267.011° W	2025-07-19 04:26:02.624Z	309.477° NW	19.51°	2025-07-19 04:42:02.624Z	354.523° N
35 mins	2025-07-19 10:18:02.624Z	3.55° NNE	2025-07-19 10:37:02.624Z	66.225° ENE	31.642°	2025-07-19 10:53:02.624Z	129.934° SE
38 mins	2025-07-19 13:03:02.624Z	354.462° N	2025-07-19 13:23:02.624Z	284.837° WNW	42.926°	2025-07-19 13:41:02.624Z	200.428° SSW
19 mins	2025-07-19 15:51:02.624Z	338.929° N	2025-07-19 16:00:02.624Z	312.904° NW	16.389°	2025-07-19 16:10:02.624Z	281.235° WNW
4 mins	2025-07-19 20:53:02.624Z	43.862° NE	2025-07-19 20:55:02.624Z	38.515° NE	10.371°	2025-07-19 20:57:02.624Z	33.21° NE

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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