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WESTFORD NEEDLES
Launch Details
| Launched | 8 May 1963 |
| Flight ended | 17 April 2024 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 2379 |
| COSPAR ID | 1963-014Z |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 83.644° |
| Eccentricity | 0.14564 |
| RA ascending node | 10.136 hr |
| Argument perigee | 276.261° |
| Mean anomaly | 67.510° |
| Orbital period | 114.784 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 13 Jan 2024, 18:53 |
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