WESTFORD NEEDLES, 629
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 629 is space debris 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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WESTFORD NEEDLES details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | MIT-LL |
| Mission | Spacecraft |
| Bus & Motor | Unknown bus, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 8 kg wet, 8 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Unknown |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 00629U 63014G 24291.84576474 -.00000038 00000-0 -19045-1 0 9997
2 00629 87.3131 249.1256 0096872 269.2352 89.7402 8.65571936941646Epoch: 2024-10-17T20:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-17T20:17:54.073Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | -82.1737° |
| Altitude | 3,644.52 km |
| Speed | 6.307 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 36m 30s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 81.21923° |
| Longitude | 80.16266° |
| Altitude | 3,751.043 km |
| Speed | 6.249 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 45m 46s |
| Apparent Declination | 60° 22' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 02:58:23 |
| Azimuth | 1.584° NNE |
| Elevation | 10.324° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,736.7 km |
| Perigee | 3,542.611 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,017.792 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0096872 |
| Inclination | 87.3131° |
| RAAN | 249.1256° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 269.2352° |
| True anomaly | 90.85025° |
| Mean anomaly | 89.7402° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 90.29523° |
| Mean motion | 2.16464 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.019045 |
| Period | 166.31 mins |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 mins | 2024-10-18 08:09:37.008Z | 1.587° NNE | 2024-10-18 08:28:37.008Z | 79.162° E | 39.689° | 2024-10-18 08:46:37.008Z | 156.056° SSE |
| 32 mins | 2024-10-18 10:58:37.008Z | 349.087° N | 2024-10-18 11:14:37.008Z | 284.46° WNW | 35.263° | 2024-10-18 11:30:37.008Z | 223.195° SW |
| 21 mins | 2024-10-18 18:42:37.008Z | 91.071° ESE | 2024-10-18 18:52:37.008Z | 56.673° ENE | 18.645° | 2024-10-18 19:03:37.008Z | 19.438° NNE |
| 37 mins | 2024-10-18 21:16:37.008Z | 168.295° S | 2024-10-18 21:34:37.008Z | 76.098° E | 44.523° | 2024-10-18 21:53:37.008Z | 3.526° NNE |
| 30 mins | 2024-10-19 00:09:37.008Z | 242.787° WSW | 2024-10-19 00:23:37.008Z | 295.597° NW | 25.848° | 2024-10-19 00:39:37.008Z | 352.801° N |
| 26 mins | 2024-10-19 06:23:37.008Z | 14.111° NNE | 2024-10-19 06:36:37.008Z | 60.197° ENE | 20.647° | 2024-10-19 06:49:37.008Z | 105.496° ESE |