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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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"
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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"
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Local Sidereal Time
12:08:15
Azimuth
131.472° SE
Elevation
-8.927°
Doppler factor
1
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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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)
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. |
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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°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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