WESTFORD NEEDLES, 602

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 602 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

602, 1963-014E

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (63 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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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00602U 63014E   26079.77347261  .00000001  00000-0 -75652-3 0  9993
2 00602  87.3665 198.0215 0019331 134.1575 226.0873  8.67238502990179

Epoch: 2026-03-20T18:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T18:33:48.033Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

101.26764°

Altitude

3,644.619 km

Speed

6.303 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 12m 05s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

11:17:10

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,646.152 km

Perigee altitude

3,607.471 km

Semi-major axis

10,004.948 km

Eccentricity

0.00193

Inclination

87.3665°

RAAN

198.0215°

Arg. of periapsis

134.1575°

True anomaly

225.92799°

Mean anomaly

226.0873°

Eccentric anomaly

226.00762°

Mean motion

2.16881 °/min

Orbital period

165.99 mins

BSTAR

-0.00075652

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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.
37 mins	2026-03-21 08:24:29.333Z	182.975° SSW	2026-03-21 08:42:29.333Z	262.584° W	44.636°	2026-03-21 09:01:29.333Z	1.151° NNE
23 mins	2026-03-21 11:22:29.333Z	264.049° W	2026-03-21 11:33:29.333Z	303.09° NW	18.421°	2026-03-21 11:45:29.333Z	345.475° N
29 mins	2026-03-21 17:30:29.333Z	11.638° NNE	2026-03-21 17:44:29.333Z	65.986° ENE	26.932°	2026-03-21 17:59:29.333Z	123.251° SE
36 mins	2026-03-21 20:15:29.333Z	355.804° N	2026-03-21 20:33:29.333Z	264.719° W	44.063°	2026-03-21 20:51:29.333Z	194.235° SSW
18 mins	2026-03-21 23:05:29.333Z	335.363° NNW	2026-03-21 23:13:29.333Z	307.426° NW	16.802°	2026-03-21 23:23:29.333Z	272.615° WNW

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 602

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T18:33:48.033Z)

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