WESTFORD NEEDLES, 628
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 628 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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WESTFORD NEEDLES details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 4 days ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | Unknown |
Mission | Spacecraft |
Bus & Motor | Unknown |
Mass | ~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | Unknown |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box, 1.5 m |
Radar Cross Section | 1.575 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 4 days ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 628U 63014F 25039.54770750 .00000003 00000-0 00000+0 0 9996
2 628 87.3065 250.0569 0020245 229.6136 130.2950 8.63371379946631
Epoch: 2025-02-08T13:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-08T13:08:41.927Z)
Latitude | -0.00003° |
Longitude | -86.01181° |
Altitude | 3,674.201 km |
Speed | 6.294 km/s |
True Right ascension | 16h 40m 13s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 37.05217° |
Longitude | 91.5793° |
Altitude | 3,660.842 km |
Speed | 6.305 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 04h 03m 20s |
Apparent Declination | 8° 42' 53" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 15:18:32 |
Azimuth | 345.428° N |
Elevation | -40.276° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 3,676.994 km |
Perigee altitude | 3,636.363 km |
Semi-major axis | 10,034.815 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0020245 |
Inclination | 87.3065° |
RAAN | 250.0569° |
Arg. of periapsis | 229.6136° |
True anomaly | 130.47166° |
Mean anomaly | 130.295° |
Eccentric anomaly | 130.38336° |
Mean motion | 2.15913 °/min |
BSTAR | Unknown |
Orbital period | 166.73 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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38 mins | 2025-02-12 14:27:43.837Z | 187.749° SSW | 2025-02-12 14:46:43.837Z | 272.457° WNW | 43.922° | 2025-02-12 15:05:43.837Z | 0.415° NNE |
20 mins | 2025-02-12 17:29:43.837Z | 273.969° WNW | 2025-02-12 17:39:43.837Z | 308.533° NW | 16.202° | 2025-02-12 17:49:43.837Z | 342.749° N |
31 mins | 2025-02-12 23:36:43.837Z | 9.643° NNE | 2025-02-12 23:51:43.837Z | 69.044° E | 30.285° | 2025-02-13 00:07:43.837Z | 131.46° SE |
36 mins | 2025-02-13 02:22:43.837Z | 354.43° N | 2025-02-13 02:40:43.837Z | 271.462° WNW | 42.69° | 2025-02-13 02:58:43.837Z | 200.647° SSW |
14 mins | 2025-02-13 05:14:43.837Z | 330.822° NNW | 2025-02-13 05:20:43.837Z | 310.517° NW | 13.985° | 2025-02-13 05:28:43.837Z | 283.661° WNW |
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