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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 | 3257 |
| COSPAR ID | 1963-014BX |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 87.355° |
| Eccentricity | 0.02753 |
| RA ascending node | 11.698 hr |
| Argument perigee | 88.925° |
| Mean anomaly | 274.313° |
| Orbital period | 166.424 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Sep 2025, 05:46 |
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