WESTFORD NEEDLES, 629
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 629 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
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 18 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | MIT-LL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Unknown |
| Bus & 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) |
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00629U 63014G 24251.39696727 .00000004 00000-0 68988-3 0 9990
2 00629 87.3055 253.0159 0100004 309.6763 49.5305 8.65571001938145Epoch: 2024-09-07T09:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T09:31:37.972Z)
| Latitude | -0.00004° |
| Longitude | 123.15194° |
| Altitude | 3,579.569 km |
| Speed | 6.348 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 52m 03s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 19.39663° |
| Longitude | -57.86561° |
| Altitude | 3,728.682 km |
| Speed | 6.255 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 43m 39s |
| Apparent Declination | -3° 03' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:35:18 |
| Azimuth | 41.673° NE |
| Elevation | -45.325° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,739.845 km |
| Perigee | 3,539.481 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,017.8 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0100004 |
| Inclination | 87.3055° |
| RAAN | 253.0159° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 309.6763° |
| True anomaly | 50.40939° |
| Mean anomaly | 49.5305° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 49.96923° |
| Mean motion | 2.16463 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00068988 |
| Period | 166.31 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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