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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00629U 63014G   25179.51916876  .00000004  00000-0  62315-3 0  9992
2 00629  87.3322 224.8904 0068582   4.9140 355.2376  8.65565015963594

Epoch: 2025-06-28T12:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-28T12:27:36.18Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

121.13313°

Altitude

3,575.587 km

Speed

6.35 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 59m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.1184°

Longitude

-58.95902°

Altitude

3,713.257 km

Speed

6.264 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 57m 09s

Apparent Declination

-18° 29' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:43:42

Azimuth

296.924° NW

Elevation

-54.201°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,708.413 km

Perigee altitude

3,571.004 km

Semi-major axis

10,017.846 km

Eccentricity

0.00686

Inclination

87.3322°

RAAN

224.8904°

Arg. of periapsis

4.914°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

355.2376°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.16462 °/min

Orbital period

166.31 mins

BSTAR

0.00062315

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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.
32 mins	2025-07-01 01:32:57.182Z	133.872° SE	2025-07-01 01:48:57.182Z	69.047° E	33.899°	2025-07-01 02:04:57.182Z	9.255° NNE
35 mins	2025-07-01 04:16:57.182Z	202.629° SW	2025-07-01 04:33:57.182Z	280.474° WNW	40.33°	2025-07-01 04:51:57.182Z	357.977° N
5 mins	2025-07-01 07:26:57.182Z	312.266° NW	2025-07-01 07:28:57.182Z	318.967° NNW	10.546°	2025-07-01 07:31:57.182Z	328.947° NNW
35 mins	2025-07-01 13:20:57.182Z	5.296° NNE	2025-07-01 13:37:57.182Z	75.65° E	36.167°	2025-07-01 13:55:57.182Z	147.389° SSE
34 mins	2025-07-01 16:07:57.182Z	351.623° N	2025-07-01 16:24:57.182Z	279.462° WNW	38.821°	2025-07-01 16:41:57.182Z	213.587° SW
9 mins	2025-07-01 23:57:57.182Z	73.957° E	2025-07-02 00:04:57.182Z	49.587° ENE	14.239°	2025-07-02 00:06:57.182Z	42.437° NE

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