WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3255
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3255 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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WESTFORD NEEDLES details
Identifier | |
Orbit | LEO |
Last TLE update | 2 days 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 2 days ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 03255U 63014BV 24354.02295753 .00000026 00000-0 10516-1 0 9992
2 03255 87.3428 220.8059 0024801 187.6031 172.4451 8.66740487334189
Epoch: 2024-12-19T00:33Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-19T00:33:03.53Z)
Latitude | -0° |
Longitude | 124.43241° |
Altitude | 3,659.63 km |
Speed | 6.295 km/s |
True Right ascension | 14h 43m 13s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 36.54559° |
Longitude | -57.76641° |
Altitude | 3,618.763 km |
Speed | 6.324 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 01h 12m 04s |
Apparent Declination | 9° 10' 21" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 10:51:07 |
Azimuth | 318.316° NNW |
Elevation | -31.074° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 3,655.468 km |
Perigee altitude | 3,605.823 km |
Semi-major axis | 10,008.782 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0024801 |
Inclination | 87.3428° |
RAAN | 220.8059° |
Arg. of periapsis | 187.6031° |
True anomaly | 172.48235° |
Mean anomaly | 172.4451° |
Eccentric anomaly | 172.46374° |
Mean motion | 2.16756 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.010516 |
Orbital period | 166.09 mins |
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WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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31 mins | 2024-12-21 13:34:25.382Z | 126.689° SE | 2024-12-21 13:50:25.382Z | 65.802° ENE | 30.797° | 2024-12-21 14:05:25.382Z | 11.092° NNE |
36 mins | 2024-12-21 16:16:25.382Z | 194.567° SSW | 2024-12-21 16:34:25.382Z | 279.346° WNW | 42.576° | 2024-12-21 16:52:25.382Z | 358.88° N |
15 mins | 2024-12-21 19:20:25.382Z | 288.415° WNW | 2024-12-21 19:27:25.382Z | 312.307° NW | 13.578° | 2024-12-21 19:35:25.382Z | 339.281° N |
32 mins | 2024-12-22 01:21:25.382Z | 7.543° NNE | 2024-12-22 01:37:25.382Z | 72.628° E | 32.567° | 2024-12-22 01:53:25.382Z | 137.08° SSE |
35 mins | 2024-12-22 04:07:25.382Z | 353.446° N | 2024-12-22 04:24:25.382Z | 281.321° WNW | 41.338° | 2024-12-22 04:42:25.382Z | 205.529° SW |
9 mins | 2024-12-22 07:00:25.382Z | 324.515° NNW | 2024-12-22 07:04:25.382Z | 310.992° NW | 11.886° | 2024-12-22 07:09:25.382Z | 294.292° NW |
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