WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530 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 | 16 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 16 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 02530U 63014AJ 24251.38842050 .00000003 00000-0 -11247-3 0 9990
2 02530 87.6553 209.7610 0171013 68.4232 88.7496 8.67929468883380Epoch: 2024-09-07T09:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T09:19:19.531Z)
| Latitude | 20.85267° |
| Longitude | -97.90785° |
| Altitude | 3,624.832 km |
| Speed | 6.315 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 55m 29s |
| True Declination | 20° 46' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 46.41433° |
| Longitude | -99.53113° |
| Altitude | 3,558.177 km |
| Speed | 6.361 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 28m 44s |
| Apparent Declination | 16° 57' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:53:26 |
| Azimuth | 38.132° NE |
| Elevation | -23.886° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,792.501 km |
| Perigee | 3,450.488 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,999.631 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0171013 |
| Inclination | 87.6553° |
| RAAN | 209.761° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 68.4232° |
| True anomaly | 90.70933° |
| Mean anomaly | 88.7496° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 89.72942° |
| Mean motion | 2.17054 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.00011247 |
| Period | 165.86 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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