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    WESTFORD NEEDLES
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 8 May 1963 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 18615 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1963-014DK | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.503° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.16674 | 
| RA ascending node | 9.150 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 6.952° | 
| Mean anomaly | 15.375° | 
| Orbital period | 164.532 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 27 Oct 2025, 12:56 | 
Derived Quantities