WESTFORD NEEDLES, 00629
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 00629 is space debris 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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WESTFORD NEEDLES details
| NORAD ID | 00629 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 22 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | MIT-LL |
| Bus | Unknown |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 8 kg wet, 8 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -53.9098° |
| Longitude | 120.98827° |
| Altitude | 3,594.091 km |
| Speed | 6.345 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 33m 32s |
| Apparent Declination | -55° 19' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:39:29 |
| Azimuth | 226.927° WSW |
| Elevation | -57.581° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,740.782 km |
| Perigee | 3,538.565 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,017.81 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0100929 |
| Inclination | 87.3088° |
| RAAN | 257.1394° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 354.8982° |
| True anomaly | 5.18759° |
| Mean anomaly | 5.0838° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 5.13556° |
| Mean motion | 2.16463 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0080629 |
| Period | 166.31 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-26T12:30:44.591Z)
| Latitude | -0.0001° |
| Longitude | 124.7581° |
| Altitude | 3,543.302 km |
| Speed | 6.371 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 17h 08m 33s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 22 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00629U 63014G 24208.52134944 -.00000014 00000-0 -80629-2 0 9993
2 00629 87.3088 257.1394 0100929 354.8982 5.0838 8.65569600934436Epoch: 2024-07-26T12:30Z
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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