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WESTFORD NEEDLES
Launch Details
| Launched | 8 May 1963 |
| Flight ended | 7 November 2020 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 20023 |
| COSPAR ID | 1963-014EZ |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 83.349° |
| Eccentricity | 0.08137 |
| RA ascending node | 8.738 hr |
| Argument perigee | 359.951° |
| Mean anomaly | 0.146° |
| Orbital period | 100.917 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 04 Nov 2020, 12:19 |
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