WESTFORD NEEDLES, 628
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 628 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 | 22 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | ~10 kg wet, ~10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | Unknown |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 1.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 1.575 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 22 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00628U 63014F 25014.63722927 .00000003 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 00628 87.3097 252.4348 0021061 254.9484 104.9038 8.63370910944207Epoch: 2025-01-14T15:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T15:17:36.608Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -91.3088° |
| Altitude | 3,666.517 km |
| Speed | 6.298 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 49m 44s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 13.78286° |
| Longitude | -90.73997° |
| Altitude | 3,670.824 km |
| Speed | 6.296 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 18h 40m 31s |
| Apparent Declination | -14° 15' 03" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:19:17 |
| Azimuth | 116.994° SE |
| Elevation | 8.775° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,677.816 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,635.547 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,034.819 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0021061 |
| Inclination | 87.3097° |
| RAAN | 252.4348° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 254.9484° |
| True anomaly | 105.13686° |
| Mean anomaly | 104.9038° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 105.02035° |
| Mean motion | 2.15913 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 166.73 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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| 28 mins | 2025-01-15 13:39:43.531Z | 114.907° SE | 2025-01-15 13:53:43.531Z | 64.86° ENE | 26.002° | 2025-01-15 14:07:43.531Z | 14.305° NNE |
| 37 mins | 2025-01-15 16:19:43.531Z | 184.462° SSW | 2025-01-15 16:37:43.531Z | 271.795° WNW | 44.501° | 2025-01-15 16:56:43.531Z | 1.033° NNE |
| 23 mins | 2025-01-15 19:18:43.531Z | 266.381° W | 2025-01-15 19:29:43.531Z | 304.847° NW | 17.942° | 2025-01-15 19:41:43.531Z | 346.243° N |
| 31 mins | 2025-01-16 01:27:43.531Z | 10.374° NNE | 2025-01-16 01:42:43.531Z | 68.771° E | 28.439° | 2025-01-16 01:58:43.531Z | 128.347° SE |
| 36 mins | 2025-01-16 04:13:43.531Z | 355.191° N | 2025-01-16 04:31:43.531Z | 270.927° WNW | 43.586° | 2025-01-16 04:49:43.531Z | 197.095° SSW |
| 17 mins | 2025-01-16 07:04:43.531Z | 334.395° NNW | 2025-01-16 07:12:43.531Z | 307.051° NW | 15.715° | 2025-01-16 07:21:43.531Z | 276.665° WNW |
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