WESTFORD NEEDLES, 702

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 702 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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Identifier

702, 1963-014H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00702U 63014H   25198.51849035 -.00000016  00000-0 -86933-2 0  9993
2 00702  87.3357 221.4626 0131897  20.5974 340.0133  8.65658616965312

Epoch: 2025-07-17T12:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T12:26:37.566Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

99.22293°

Altitude

3,519.352 km

Speed

6.386 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 45m 51s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-37.34465°

Longitude

-78.8889°

Altitude

3,780.382 km

Speed

6.225 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 53m 04s

Apparent Declination

-39° 51' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:11:22

Azimuth

261.914° W

Elevation

-70.56°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,771.109 km

Perigee altitude

3,506.863 km

Semi-major axis

10,017.123 km

Eccentricity

0.01319

Inclination

87.3357°

RAAN

221.4626°

Arg. of periapsis

20.5974°

True anomaly

339.48857°

Mean anomaly

340.0133°

Eccentric anomaly

339.75176°

Mean motion

2.16485 °/min

Orbital period

166.29 mins

BSTAR

-0.0086933

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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	2025-07-19 00:32:46.712Z	144.215° SSE	2025-07-19 00:48:46.712Z	75.208° E	38.004°	2025-07-19 01:04:46.712Z	8.592° NNE
32 mins	2025-07-19 03:19:46.712Z	215.087° SW	2025-07-19 03:34:46.712Z	281.612° WNW	36.281°	2025-07-19 03:51:46.712Z	355.126° N
36 mins	2025-07-19 12:21:46.712Z	4.044° NNE	2025-07-19 12:38:46.712Z	79.63° E	40.006°	2025-07-19 12:57:46.712Z	157.954° S
32 mins	2025-07-19 15:08:46.712Z	349.099° N	2025-07-19 15:23:46.712Z	290.686° WNW	34.876°	2025-07-19 15:40:46.712Z	224.17° SW
19 mins	2025-07-19 22:54:46.712Z	89.252° E	2025-07-19 23:03:46.712Z	56.036° ENE	18.312°	2025-07-19 23:13:46.712Z	20.528° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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