WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3257

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3257 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
3257, 1963-014BX
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
3 months ago
Origin
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 3 months ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 03257U 63014BX  25032.39075703  .00000018  00000-0  71117-2 0  9995
2 03257  87.3557 195.4705 0164943 297.2053  61.2077  8.65167873 16618
Epoch: 2025-02-01T09:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-01T09:22:41.407Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-77.04181°
Altitude
3,569.625 km
Speed
6.355 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 01m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
42.03167°
Longitude
-83.0327°
Altitude
3,810.548 km
Speed
6.208 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 54m 20s
Apparent Declination
17° 23' 26"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:54:50
Azimuth
57.151° ENE
Elevation
-9.952°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,808.063 km
Perigee altitude
3,477.487 km
Semi-major axis
10,020.912 km
Eccentricity
0.0164943
Inclination
87.3557°
RAAN
195.4705°
Arg. of periapsis
297.2053°
True anomaly
62.88051°
Mean anomaly
61.2077°
Eccentric anomaly
62.04246°
Mean motion
2.16363 °/min
BSTAR
0.0071117
Orbital period
166.39 mins
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
24 mins2025-05-01 01:56:42.754Z98.781° ESE2025-05-01 02:08:42.754Z58.242° ENE20.963°2025-05-01 02:20:42.754Z17.615° NNE
37 mins2025-05-01 04:32:42.754Z172.248° S2025-05-01 04:50:42.754Z90.042° ESE44.898°2025-05-01 05:09:42.754Z2.786° NNE
29 mins2025-05-01 07:26:42.754Z247.449° WSW2025-05-01 07:40:42.754Z297.677° NW24.154°2025-05-01 07:55:42.754Z350.496° N
26 mins2025-05-01 13:40:42.754Z14.084° NNE2025-05-01 13:53:42.754Z62.143° ENE22.08°2025-05-01 14:06:42.754Z109.937° ESE
36 mins2025-05-01 16:25:42.754Z357.71° N2025-05-01 16:43:42.754Z246.867° WSW44.984°2025-05-01 17:01:42.754Z184.881° SSW
23 mins2025-05-01 19:14:42.754Z341.134° N2025-05-01 19:25:42.754Z302.07° NW21.158°2025-05-01 19:37:42.754Z258.612° W
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