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

1 week 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 1 week 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

-61.37982°

Longitude

-47.14378°

Altitude

2,770.758 km

Speed

6.864 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 06m 09s

Apparent Declination

-66° 09' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:28:23

Azimuth

149.809° SSE

Elevation

-51.618°

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.
37 mins	2025-07-11 10:47:43.757Z	2.132° NNE	2025-07-11 11:07:43.757Z	65.124° ENE	31.234°	2025-07-11 11:24:43.757Z	129.445° SE
39 mins	2025-07-11 13:33:43.757Z	354.72° N	2025-07-11 13:54:43.757Z	274.913° WNW	43.378°	2025-07-11 14:12:43.757Z	198.802° SSW
22 mins	2025-07-11 16:20:43.757Z	341.433° N	2025-07-11 16:31:43.757Z	310.169° NW	17.597°	2025-07-11 16:42:43.757Z	276.159° WNW
37 mins	2025-07-11 23:43:43.757Z	135.577° SSE	2025-07-12 00:00:43.757Z	68.463° E	36.499°	2025-07-12 00:20:43.757Z	7.645° NNE
40 mins	2025-07-12 02:25:43.757Z	205.551° SW	2025-07-12 02:43:43.757Z	284.94° WNW	40.447°	2025-07-12 03:05:43.757Z	0.099° NNE
19 mins	2025-07-12 05:29:43.757Z	297.75° NW	2025-07-12 05:37:43.757Z	320.598° NNW	13.676°	2025-07-12 05:48:43.757Z	350.512° N
12 mins	2025-07-12 08:44:43.757Z	16.715° NNE	2025-07-12 08:50:43.757Z	33.087° NE	11.434°	2025-07-12 08:56:43.757Z	49.911° ENE

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