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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 | 18962 |
| COSPAR ID | 1963-014DN |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 86.480° |
| Eccentricity | 0.13769 |
| RA ascending node | 12.538 hr |
| Argument perigee | 184.776° |
| Mean anomaly | 173.869° |
| Orbital period | 164.298 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 22 Sep 2025, 11:05 |
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