Orbital elements of WESTFORD NEEDLES
| Launched | 8 May 1963 |
| Flight ended | – |
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA |
| Owner | United States |
| NORAD ID | 2431 |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| Date fetched |
Epoch osculation |
Inc. [°] |
Ecc. | RA asc node [hr] |
Arg Peri. [°] |
Mean anom [°] |
Mean motion [rev/day] |
Abs. mag |
| 2024 Dec 21 18:53 | 2024 Dec 14 16:23:07 | 87.4702 | 0.04474 | 16.1243 | 174.0225 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 20 18:53 | 2024 Dec 14 16:23:07 | 87.4702 | 0.04474 | 16.1243 | 174.0225 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 19 18:53 | 2024 Dec 14 16:23:07 | 87.4702 | 0.04474 | 16.1243 | 174.0225 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 18 18:53 | 2024 Dec 14 16:23:07 | 87.4702 | 0.04474 | 16.1243 | 174.0225 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 17 18:53 | 2024 Dec 14 16:23:07 | 87.4702 | 0.04474 | 16.1243 | 174.0225 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 16 18:54 | 2024 Dec 14 16:23:07 | 87.4702 | 0.04474 | 16.1243 | 174.0225 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 14 18:53 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 13 18:53 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 12 18:53 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 11 18:53 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 10 18:53 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 09 18:53 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 08 18:56 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 07 18:57 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 06 18:53 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 05 18:54 | 2024 Dec 03 17:49:29 | 87.4681 | 0.04511 | 16.1912 | 186.3903 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 04 18:54 | 2024 Nov 30 04:08:55 | 87.4677 | 0.04527 | 16.2129 | 190.3994 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 03 18:54 | 2024 Nov 30 04:08:55 | 87.4677 | 0.04527 | 16.2129 | 190.3994 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 02 18:54 | 2024 Nov 30 04:08:55 | 87.4677 | 0.04527 | 16.2129 | 190.3994 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Dec 01 19:13 | 2024 Nov 30 04:08:55 | 87.4677 | 0.04527 | 16.2129 | 190.3994 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Nov 30 18:53 | 2024 Nov 30 04:08:55 | 87.4677 | 0.04527 | 16.2129 | 190.3994 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Nov 29 18:54 | 2024 Nov 22 05:27:12 | 87.4710 | 0.04562 | 16.2613 | 199.1965 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Nov 28 18:54 | 2024 Nov 22 05:27:12 | 87.4710 | 0.04562 | 16.2613 | 199.1965 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Nov 27 18:53 | 2024 Nov 22 05:27:12 | 87.4710 | 0.04562 | 16.2613 | 199.1965 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Nov 26 18:53 | 2024 Nov 22 05:27:12 | 87.4710 | 0.04562 | 16.2613 | 199.1965 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Nov 25 18:53 | 2024 Nov 22 05:27:12 | 87.4710 | 0.04562 | 16.2613 | 199.1965 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |
| 2024 Nov 24 18:53 | 2024 Nov 16 05:44:39 | 87.4679 | 0.04586 | 16.2978 | 205.7069 | 186.6215 | 8.68676 | – |