WESTFORD NEEDLES, 629

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 629 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 09 May 1963 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle 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

629, 1963-014G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

8 kg wet, 8 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00629U 63014G   25199.51251761 -.00000002  00000-0 -24612-2 0  9996
2 00629  87.3299 222.9883 0067251 343.2046  16.6584  8.65565517965327

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:18:01.521Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

101.91905°

Altitude

3,579.542 km

Speed

6.348 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 51m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.68743°

Longitude

101.56308°

Altitude

3,578.955 km

Speed

6.348 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 39m 47s

Apparent Declination

-36° 58' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:08:15

Azimuth

131.472° SE

Elevation

-8.927°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,707.076 km

Perigee altitude

3,572.334 km

Semi-major axis

10,017.842 km

Eccentricity

0.00673

Inclination

87.3299°

RAAN

222.9883°

Arg. of periapsis

343.2046°

True anomaly

16.88111°

Mean anomaly

16.6584°

Eccentric anomaly

16.76957°

Mean motion

2.16462 °/min

Orbital period

166.31 mins

BSTAR

-0.0024612

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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.
27 mins	2025-07-18 23:31:39.510Z	112.255° ESE	2025-07-18 23:45:39.510Z	60.654° ENE	24.884°	2025-07-18 23:58:39.510Z	14.466° NNE
35 mins	2025-07-19 02:11:39.510Z	183.088° SSW	2025-07-19 02:28:39.510Z	283.21° WNW	44.679°	2025-07-19 02:46:39.510Z	1.031° NNE
23 mins	2025-07-19 05:08:39.510Z	264.375° W	2025-07-19 05:19:39.510Z	303.985° NW	18.565°	2025-07-19 05:31:39.510Z	346.179° N
31 mins	2025-07-19 11:16:39.510Z	10.248° NNE	2025-07-19 11:31:39.510Z	67.188° ENE	27.365°	2025-07-19 11:47:39.510Z	125.586° SE
36 mins	2025-07-19 14:02:39.510Z	355.69° N	2025-07-19 14:20:39.510Z	267.759° W	44.069°	2025-07-19 14:38:39.510Z	194.732° SSW
19 mins	2025-07-19 16:52:39.510Z	335.951° NNW	2025-07-19 17:01:39.510Z	304.97° NW	17.099°	2025-07-19 17:11:39.510Z	271.412° WNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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