Spacecraft information: 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 2949
COSPAR ID 1963-014AS
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 85.485°
Eccentricity 0.22535
RA ascending node 1.169 hr
Argument perigee 202.181°
Mean anomaly 340.209°
Orbital period 162.677 min
Epoch of osculation 10 Mar 2026, 08:34

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 1275.8 km
Mean Altitude 3500.4 km
Peak Altitude 5724.9 km

Launched alongside

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Orbital History

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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