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
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Unknown |
| Bus & 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) |
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00628U 63014F 24250.06003066 .00000003 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 00628 87.2992 264.9239 0025176 18.3661 341.8097 8.63369381932931Epoch: 2024-09-06T01:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-06T01:26:26.649Z)
| Latitude | 0.00006° |
| Longitude | -102.32513° |
| Altitude | 3,637.047 km |
| Speed | 6.317 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 39m 41s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 24.07943° |
| Longitude | -101.27834° |
| Altitude | 3,636.125 km |
| Speed | 6.319 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 44m 38s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 00' 15" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 08:41:48 |
| Azimuth | 41.164° NE |
| Elevation | -41.988° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,681.957 km |
| Perigee | 3,631.43 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,034.831 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0025176 |
| Inclination | 87.2992° |
| RAAN | 264.9239° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 18.3661° |
| True anomaly | 341.71937° |
| Mean anomaly | 341.8097° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 341.76456° |
| Mean motion | 2.15913 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 166.73 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)
WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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