WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2381
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2381 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 | 21 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Unknown |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02381U 63014AB 24251.18789099 -.00000205 00000-0 -88618-1 0 9994
2 02381 87.2894 160.5411 0369120 228.6318 128.2241 8.67551249335078Epoch: 2024-09-07T04:30Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T04:30:33.781Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | 106.15068° |
| Altitude | 3,865.426 km |
| Speed | 6.164 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 42m 09s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -45.43023° |
| Longitude | -71.19186° |
| Altitude | 3,274.789 km |
| Speed | 6.544 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 34m 00s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 03' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:48:16 |
| Azimuth | 133.642° SE |
| Elevation | -46.299° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,993.616 km |
| Perigee | 3,255.188 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,002.539 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.036912 |
| Inclination | 87.2894° |
| RAAN | 160.5411° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 228.6318° |
| True anomaly | 131.45299° |
| Mean anomaly | 128.2241° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 129.84781° |
| Mean motion | 2.16959 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.088618 |
| Period | 165.93 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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