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 629
COSPAR ID 1963-014G
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 87.358°
Eccentricity 0.00346
RA ascending node 13.063 hr
Argument perigee 44.163°
Mean anomaly 316.198°
Orbital period 166.366 min
Epoch of osculation 30 Apr 2026, 04:47

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 3614.3 km
Mean Altitude 3649.0 km
Peak Altitude 3683.8 km

Launched alongside

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Orbital History

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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