WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2431

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2431 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

2431, 1963-014AC

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 days 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 3 days ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02431U 63014AC  25184.05971809  .00000058  00000-0  23319-1 0  9995
2 02431  87.5010 223.6687 0391331 314.3755  42.5665  8.68616759339396

Epoch: 2025-07-03T01:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T01:25:59.642Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-79.16171°

Altitude

3,339.778 km

Speed

6.495 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 54m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-21.57203°

Longitude

-80.39544°

Altitude

3,274.37 km

Speed

6.539 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 23m 58s

Apparent Declination

-33° 19' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:32:23

Azimuth

95.273° ESE

Elevation

-52.069°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,007.324 km

Perigee altitude

3,225.104 km

Semi-major axis

9,994.351 km

Eccentricity

0.03913

Inclination

87.501°

RAAN

223.6687°

Arg. of periapsis

314.3755°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

42.5665°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.17226 °/min

Orbital period

165.73 mins

BSTAR

0.023319

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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.
34 mins	2025-07-06 01:20:39.894Z	139.93° SSE	2025-07-06 01:36:39.894Z	73.879° E	36.389°	2025-07-06 01:54:39.894Z	7.277° NNE
34 mins	2025-07-06 04:06:39.894Z	209.983° SW	2025-07-06 04:21:39.894Z	279.313° WNW	38.414°	2025-07-06 04:40:39.894Z	357.384° N
38 mins	2025-07-06 13:07:39.894Z	3.911° NNE	2025-07-06 13:26:39.894Z	78.655° E	38.775°	2025-07-06 13:45:39.894Z	152.945° SSE
36 mins	2025-07-06 15:54:39.894Z	350.906° N	2025-07-06 16:11:39.894Z	287.478° WNW	37.674°	2025-07-06 16:30:39.894Z	218.062° SW

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