WESTFORD NEEDLES, 602
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 602 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.
Loading next visibility...
Loading greatness...
WESTFORD NEEDLES details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Unknown |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
Expand to show TLE details & history
TLE from 2 days ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00602U 63014E 24250.42025721 -.00000014 00000-0 -79370-2 0 9993
2 00602 87.3157 251.3977 0040944 332.4652 27.4036 8.67234355941594Epoch: 2024-09-06T10:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-06T10:05:10.222Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 114.11206° |
| Altitude | 3,594.869 km |
| Speed | 6.334 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 45m 35s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 81.46756° |
| Longitude | -84.18248° |
| Altitude | 3,667.328 km |
| Speed | 6.298 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 15m 17s |
| Apparent Declination | 43° 17' 27" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:45:42 |
| Azimuth | 5.563° NNE |
| Elevation | -6.51° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,667.808 km |
| Perigee | 3,585.879 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,004.981 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0040944 |
| Inclination | 87.3157° |
| RAAN | 251.3977° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 332.4652° |
| True anomaly | 27.62053° |
| Mean anomaly | 27.4036° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 27.51197° |
| Mean motion | 2.1688 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.007937 |
| Period | 165.99 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)
WESTFORD NEEDLES Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|