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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 | 3255 |
| COSPAR ID | 1963-014BV |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 87.362° |
| Eccentricity | 0.00737 |
| RA ascending node | 12.813 hr |
| Argument perigee | 77.530° |
| Mean anomaly | 283.378° |
| Orbital period | 166.136 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 17 Oct 2025, 04:06 |
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