**WESTFORD NEEDLES *, 3267**

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES *, 3267 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

3267, 1963-014CF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

Communications Research Center (US)

Manufacturer

RCA Victor

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

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES *
1 03267U 63014CF  25185.80876572  .00000238  00000-0  15423-3 0  9997
2 03267  88.3908 120.8374 1688841 117.9509 260.2638 11.33888097502966

Epoch: 2025-07-04T19:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-04T19:24:37.358Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-93.3741°

Altitude

2,451.678 km

Speed

6.534 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 03m 20s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-52.04527°

Longitude

88.5745°

Altitude

2,417.991 km

Speed

6.566 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 59m 19s

Apparent Declination

-48° 22' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:39:34

Azimuth

232.678° WSW

Elevation

-73.452°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,401.39 km

Perigee altitude

575.436 km

Semi-major axis

8,366.55 km

Eccentricity

0.16888

Inclination

88.3908°

RAAN

120.8374°

Arg. of periapsis

117.9509°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

260.2638°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.83611 °/min

Orbital period

126.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00015423

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2431

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2496 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2497 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2499 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2500 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2522 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2531

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2532

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2533 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2638 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2793 (Decayed)

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.
13 mins	2025-07-05 18:48:08.945Z	138.454° SSE	2025-07-05 18:56:08.945Z	86.363° E	27.223°	2025-07-05 19:01:08.945Z	31.553° NE
15 mins	2025-07-05 20:54:08.945Z	203.405° SW	2025-07-05 21:03:08.945Z	269.371° W	35.169°	2025-07-05 21:09:08.945Z	341.5° N
8 mins	2025-07-06 08:02:08.945Z	355.847° N	2025-07-06 08:05:08.945Z	249.063° W	44.386°	2025-07-06 08:10:08.945Z	185.359° SSW

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