WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2362

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2362 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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Identifier

2362, 1963-014M

Orbit

Active

Last TLE update

18 hours 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 18 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1  2362U 63014M   25183.55226253  .00000503  00000-0  42464-2 0  9996
2  2362  85.2863  29.6635 2564649  87.2246 301.6265  8.85226804975808

Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:15Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:15:15.482Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-89.98273°

Altitude

2,728.848 km

Speed

6.869 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 58m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-44.2583°

Longitude

94.46152°

Altitude

5,029.309 km

Speed

5.437 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 52m 14s

Apparent Declination

-57° 54' 55"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:35:24

Azimuth

221.681° SW

Elevation

-38.312°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

6,021.518 km

Perigee altitude

959.576 km

Semi-major axis

9,868.684 km

Eccentricity

0.25646

Inclination

85.2863°

RAAN

29.6635°

Arg. of periapsis

87.2246°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

301.6265°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.21388 °/min

Orbital period

162.61 mins

BSTAR

0.0042464

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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.
16 mins	2025-07-03 13:42:40.267Z	165.875° S	2025-07-03 13:52:40.267Z	104.725° ESE	40.107°	2025-07-03 13:58:40.267Z	16.346° NNE
4 mins	2025-07-03 16:34:40.267Z	270.867° WNW	2025-07-03 16:36:40.267Z	286.192° WNW	12.171°	2025-07-03 16:38:40.267Z	303.271° NW
18 mins	2025-07-04 01:05:40.267Z	11.986° NNE	2025-07-04 01:11:40.267Z	94.463° ESE	39.104°	2025-07-04 01:23:40.267Z	161.523° S
9 mins	2025-07-04 03:51:40.267Z	299.602° NW	2025-07-04 03:54:40.267Z	274.859° WNW	16.902°	2025-07-04 04:00:40.267Z	240.903° WSW

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