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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 | 2530 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1963-014AJ | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 87.643° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.04520 | 
| RA ascending node | 11.654 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 36.390° | 
| Mean anomaly | 348.585° | 
| Orbital period | 165.861 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 26 Oct 2025, 15:23 | 
Derived Quantities