WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3255

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3255 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

3255, 1963-014BV

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 hours 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 21 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1  3255U 63014BV  25195.99536998 -.00000012  00000-0 -68234-2 0  9999
2  3255  87.3509 201.0932 0041893 187.0396 172.9875  8.66745954 32351

Epoch: 2025-07-14T23:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T23:53:19.966Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-90.33623°

Altitude

3,676.604 km

Speed

6.284 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 24m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

15.19952°

Longitude

88.8646°

Altitude

3,595.255 km

Speed

6.336 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 59m 59s

Apparent Declination

-6° 38' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:08:07

Azimuth

299.162° NW

Elevation

-39.168°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,672.533 km

Perigee altitude

3,588.674 km

Semi-major axis

10,008.74 km

Eccentricity

0.00419

Inclination

87.3509°

RAAN

201.0932°

Arg. of periapsis

187.0396°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

172.9875°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.16757 °/min

Orbital period

166.08 mins

BSTAR

-0.0068234

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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.
26 mins	2025-07-15 22:11:48.830Z	109.11° ESE	2025-07-15 22:24:48.830Z	62.429° ENE	24.233°	2025-07-15 22:37:48.830Z	15.773° NNE
36 mins	2025-07-16 00:49:48.830Z	180.626° SSW	2025-07-16 01:07:48.830Z	281.484° WNW	44.853°	2025-07-16 01:25:48.830Z	1.251° NNE
24 mins	2025-07-16 03:46:48.830Z	261.012° W	2025-07-16 03:57:48.830Z	300.252° NW	19.736°	2025-07-16 04:10:48.830Z	346.449° N
29 mins	2025-07-16 09:55:48.830Z	11.977° NNE	2025-07-16 10:09:48.830Z	65.754° ENE	25.798°	2025-07-16 10:24:48.830Z	121.613° SE
36 mins	2025-07-16 12:40:48.830Z	356.249° N	2025-07-16 12:58:48.830Z	266.264° W	44.412°	2025-07-16 13:16:48.830Z	192.091° SSW
19 mins	2025-07-16 15:30:48.830Z	336.322° NNW	2025-07-16 15:39:48.830Z	304.506° NW	17.812°	2025-07-16 15:49:48.830Z	269.486° W

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