WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3257
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3257 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 3257U 63014BX 24283.23005168 .00000801 00000-0 37146+0 0 9994
2 3257 87.3619 206.2997 0132474 36.4780 324.5014 8.65107205345709Epoch: 2024-10-09T05:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-09T05:31:16.465Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 105.14916° |
| Altitude | 3,540.093 km |
| Speed | 6.374 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 45m 11s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 34.09611° |
| Longitude | 106.76504° |
| Altitude | 3,516.621 km |
| Speed | 6.392 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 25m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | 11° 46' 43" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:43:56 |
| Azimuth | 281.985° WNW |
| Elevation | 4.044° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,776.001 km |
| Perigee | 3,510.486 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,021.381 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0132474 |
| Inclination | 87.3619° |
| RAAN | 206.2997° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 36.478° |
| True anomaly | 323.6079° |
| Mean anomaly | 324.5014° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 324.05586° |
| Mean motion | 2.16347 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.37146 |
| Period | 166.4 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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