WESTFORD NEEDLES, 602
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 602 is space debris 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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WESTFORD NEEDLES details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown bus, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 1.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.575 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00602U 63014E 24291.82965042 -.00000018 00000-0 -96739-2 0 9993
2 00602 87.3238 247.4146 0039824 291.0767 68.5833 8.67234683945184Epoch: 2024-10-17T19:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T19:54:41.796Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -78.06766° |
| Altitude | 3,616.795 km |
| Speed | 6.32 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 29m 39s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -75.82893° |
| Longitude | 112.51659° |
| Altitude | 3,623.654 km |
| Speed | 6.325 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 59m 47s |
| Apparent Declination | -72° 21' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:59:49 |
| Azimuth | 164.915° S |
| Elevation | -54.37° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,666.685 km |
| Perigee | 3,586.997 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,004.978 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0039824 |
| Inclination | 87.3238° |
| RAAN | 247.4146° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 291.0767° |
| True anomaly | 69.00891° |
| Mean anomaly | 68.5833° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 68.79603° |
| Mean motion | 2.1688 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0096739 |
| Period | 165.99 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 mins | 2024-10-18 07:45:23.054Z | 3.936° NNE | 2024-10-18 08:03:23.054Z | 78.608° E | 36.734° | 2024-10-18 08:20:23.054Z | 147.942° SSE |
| 33 mins | 2024-10-18 10:33:23.054Z | 350.467° N | 2024-10-18 10:49:23.054Z | 281.954° WNW | 38.264° | 2024-10-18 11:06:23.054Z | 214.895° SW |
| 16 mins | 2024-10-18 18:20:23.054Z | 77.591° E | 2024-10-18 18:28:23.054Z | 50.171° ENE | 14.891° | 2024-10-18 18:36:23.054Z | 23.438° NE |
| 35 mins | 2024-10-18 20:51:23.054Z | 160.199° S | 2024-10-18 21:08:23.054Z | 80.343° E | 43.178° | 2024-10-18 21:26:23.054Z | 4.927° NNE |
| 31 mins | 2024-10-18 23:41:23.054Z | 232.647° WSW | 2024-10-18 23:56:23.054Z | 292.475° WNW | 29.425° | 2024-10-19 00:12:23.054Z | 353.011° N |
| 14 mins | 2024-10-19 05:57:23.054Z | 19.48° NNE | 2024-10-19 06:07:23.054Z | 54.331° ENE | 16.582° | 2024-10-19 06:11:23.054Z | 68.956° E |