WESTFORD NEEDLES, 629

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 629 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 09 May 1963 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA B launch vehicle 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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Identifier

629, 1963-014G

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MIT-LL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

8 kg wet, 8 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00629U 63014G   25191.07601834  .00000044  00000-0  19072-1 0  9996
2 00629  87.3310 223.7913 0067722 352.2669   7.7138  8.65565479964599

Epoch: 2025-07-10T01:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T01:49:27.984Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-91.8228°

Altitude

3,576.827 km

Speed

6.35 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 55m 09s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.36688°

Longitude

-91.97444°

Altitude

3,576.949 km

Speed

6.35 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 41m 45s

Apparent Declination

-31° 54' 23"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:16:21

Azimuth

128.74° SE

Elevation

-4.472°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,707.548 km

Perigee altitude

3,571.862 km

Semi-major axis

10,017.842 km

Eccentricity

0.00677

Inclination

87.331°

RAAN

223.7913°

Arg. of periapsis

352.2669°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

7.7138°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.16462 °/min

Orbital period

166.31 mins

BSTAR

0.019072

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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.
26 mins	2025-07-11 00:09:11.652Z	111.874° ESE	2025-07-11 00:22:11.652Z	63.208° ENE	25.373°	2025-07-11 00:35:11.652Z	15.515° NNE
36 mins	2025-07-11 02:48:11.652Z	183.937° SSW	2025-07-11 03:05:11.652Z	262.23° W	44.572°	2025-07-11 03:24:11.652Z	1.116° NNE
22 mins	2025-07-11 05:46:11.652Z	266.158° W	2025-07-11 05:57:11.652Z	305.738° NW	18.032°	2025-07-11 06:08:11.652Z	344.487° N
30 mins	2025-07-11 11:54:11.652Z	11.313° NNE	2025-07-11 12:09:11.652Z	69.768° E	27.825°	2025-07-11 12:24:11.652Z	125.249° SE
36 mins	2025-07-11 14:40:11.652Z	355.316° N	2025-07-11 14:57:11.652Z	278.361° WNW	43.916°	2025-07-11 15:16:11.652Z	195.467° SSW
18 mins	2025-07-11 17:30:11.652Z	334.319° NNW	2025-07-11 17:38:11.652Z	306.766° NW	16.617°	2025-07-11 17:48:11.652Z	273.133° WNW

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