WESTFORD NEEDLES, 702
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WESTFORD NEEDLES, 702 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 | 6 hours 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 6 hours ago
0 WESTFORD NEEDLES
1 702U 63014H 25036.50890809 -.00000004 00000-0 -32770-2 0 9995
2 702 87.3207 236.8893 0153657 181.8278 178.2028 8.65668532951315Epoch: 2025-02-05T12:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-05T12:12:49.658Z)
| Latitude | -0.00011° |
| Longitude | -82.21644° |
| Altitude | 3,797.17 km |
| Speed | 6.211 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 47m 33s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 31.42725° |
| Longitude | -80.60732° |
| Altitude | 3,777.538 km |
| Speed | 6.226 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 37m 29s |
| Apparent Declination | 8° 49' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:04:37 |
| Azimuth | 281.108° WNW |
| Elevation | 0.516° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,792.828 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,484.99 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,017.046 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0153657 |
| Inclination | 87.3207° |
| RAAN | 236.8893° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 181.8278° |
| True anomaly | 178.25698° |
| Mean anomaly | 178.2028° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 178.22999° |
| Mean motion | 2.16488 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.003277 |
| Orbital period | 166.29 mins |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 mins | 2025-02-06 00:05:32.904Z | 2.777° NNE | 2025-02-06 00:23:32.904Z | 83.237° E | 39.328° | 2025-02-06 00:40:32.904Z | 155.783° SSE |
| 31 mins | 2025-02-06 02:53:32.904Z | 349.183° N | 2025-02-06 03:08:32.904Z | 288.449° WNW | 34.841° | 2025-02-06 03:24:32.904Z | 222.961° SW |
| 21 mins | 2025-02-06 10:37:32.904Z | 91.65° ESE | 2025-02-06 10:47:32.904Z | 57.803° ENE | 18.836° | 2025-02-06 10:58:32.904Z | 20.131° NNE |
| 37 mins | 2025-02-06 13:11:32.904Z | 168.277° S | 2025-02-06 13:29:32.904Z | 83.762° E | 44.563° | 2025-02-06 13:48:32.904Z | 3.505° NNE |
| 30 mins | 2025-02-06 16:03:32.904Z | 240.305° WSW | 2025-02-06 16:18:32.904Z | 294.457° NW | 25.907° | 2025-02-06 16:33:32.904Z | 349.832° N |
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