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WESTFORD NEEDLES
Launch Details
| Launched | 8 May 1963 |
| Flight ended | 28 October 2022 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 20504 |
| COSPAR ID | 1963-014FD |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 83.606° |
| Eccentricity | 0.17140 |
| RA ascending node | 15.401 hr |
| Argument perigee | 84.667° |
| Mean anomaly | 294.668° |
| Orbital period | 119.856 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 10 Oct 2022, 07:30 |
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