WESTFORD NEEDLES, 628
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 628 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
| NORAD ID | 628 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Bus | Unknown |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 47.15799° |
| Longitude | -68.06186° |
| Altitude | 3,657.918 km |
| Speed | 6.309 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 07m 41s |
| Apparent Declination | 21° 23' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:47:58 |
| Azimuth | 50.83° ENE |
| Elevation | -10.064° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,683.429 km |
| Perigee | 3,629.963 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,034.833 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.002664 |
| Inclination | 87.3059° |
| RAAN | 268.8969° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 60.8574° |
| True anomaly | 299.22795° |
| Mean anomaly | 299.4941° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 299.36107° |
| Mean motion | 2.15913 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 166.73 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T13:56:54.128Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 114.91689° |
| Altitude | 3,647.94 km |
| Speed | 6.31 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 55m 35s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 20 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 628U 63014F 24208.58118204 .00000003 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 628 87.3059 268.8969 0026640 60.8574 299.4941 8.63369088929634Epoch: 2024-07-26T13:56Z
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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