WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530 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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2530 intel report (Beta)
WESTFORD NEEDLES details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| 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 11 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 2530U 63014AJ 24356.03886799 .00000137 00000-0 59920-1 0 9991
2 2530 87.6507 200.9572 0230949 340.5148 177.5846 8.67960755892462Epoch: 2024-12-21T00:55Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T00:55:58.194Z)
| Latitude | 21.77891° |
| Longitude | -84.06664° |
| Altitude | 3,856.31 km |
| Speed | 6.17 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 01h 20m 05s |
| True Declination | 21° 41' 47" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 76.45321° |
| Longitude | -92.9337° |
| Altitude | 3,759.619 km |
| Speed | 6.238 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 16m 58s |
| Apparent Declination | 39° 21' 47" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:35:12 |
| Azimuth | 351.816° N |
| Elevation | -10.149° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,852.188 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,390.318 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,999.39 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0230949 |
| Inclination | 87.6507° |
| RAAN | 200.9572° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 340.5148° |
| True anomaly | 177.693° |
| Mean anomaly | 177.5846° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 177.63911° |
| Mean motion | 2.17062 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.05992 |
| Orbital period | 165.85 mins |
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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. |
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| 35 mins | 2024-12-21 13:33:33.499Z | 160.547° S | 2024-12-21 13:50:33.499Z | 81.812° E | 43.103° | 2024-12-21 14:08:33.499Z | 4.445° NNE |
| 30 mins | 2024-12-21 16:24:33.499Z | 234.067° WSW | 2024-12-21 16:38:33.499Z | 293.029° NW | 28.909° | 2024-12-21 16:54:33.499Z | 353.404° N |
| 22 mins | 2024-12-21 22:38:33.499Z | 18.119° NNE | 2024-12-21 22:49:33.499Z | 55.021° ENE | 16.799° | 2024-12-21 23:00:33.499Z | 90.977° ESE |
| 38 mins | 2024-12-22 01:22:33.499Z | 1.012° NNE | 2024-12-22 01:40:33.499Z | 81.118° E | 43.926° | 2024-12-22 02:00:33.499Z | 172.735° S |
| 30 mins | 2024-12-22 04:09:33.499Z | 346.709° N | 2024-12-22 04:24:33.499Z | 291.974° WNW | 28.802° | 2024-12-22 04:39:33.499Z | 240.085° WSW |
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