WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3255
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3255 is space debris 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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WESTFORD NEEDLES details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown bus, Unknown motor |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| 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 03255U 63014BV 24283.27470879 .00000124 00000-0 56094-1 0 9994
2 03255 87.3393 227.5350 0053772 275.9389 83.5339 8.66734274328057Epoch: 2024-10-09T06:35Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-09T06:35:34.839Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | 110.26388° |
| Altitude | 3,629.284 km |
| Speed | 6.314 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 10m 08s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -66.58245° |
| Longitude | -63.76264° |
| Altitude | 3,610.297 km |
| Speed | 6.334 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 41m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | -57° 02' 53" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:36:14 |
| Azimuth | 157.136° SSE |
| Elevation | -70.707° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,684.513 km |
| Perigee | 3,576.874 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,008.83 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0053772 |
| Inclination | 87.3393° |
| RAAN | 227.535° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 275.9389° |
| True anomaly | 84.14661° |
| Mean anomaly | 83.5339° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 83.84021° |
| Mean motion | 2.16755 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.056094 |
| Period | 166.09 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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