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 | 2997 |
| 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 |
| 2026 May 04 17:57 | 2026 Apr 28 02:57:26 | 86.7754 | 0.09561 | 11.4041 | 292.6362 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 May 03 17:57 | 2026 Apr 28 02:57:26 | 86.7754 | 0.09561 | 11.4041 | 292.6362 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 May 02 17:57 | 2026 Apr 28 02:57:26 | 86.7754 | 0.09561 | 11.4041 | 292.6362 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 May 01 17:56 | 2026 Apr 28 02:57:26 | 86.7754 | 0.09561 | 11.4041 | 292.6362 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 30 17:56 | 2026 Apr 28 02:57:26 | 86.7754 | 0.09561 | 11.4041 | 292.6362 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 29 17:57 | 2026 Apr 23 02:39:39 | 86.7703 | 0.09505 | 11.4447 | 298.2606 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 28 17:56 | 2026 Apr 23 02:39:39 | 86.7703 | 0.09505 | 11.4447 | 298.2606 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 27 17:58 | 2026 Apr 23 02:39:39 | 86.7703 | 0.09505 | 11.4447 | 298.2606 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 26 17:58 | 2026 Apr 23 02:39:39 | 86.7703 | 0.09505 | 11.4447 | 298.2606 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 25 17:58 | 2026 Apr 23 02:39:39 | 86.7703 | 0.09505 | 11.4447 | 298.2606 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 24 17:59 | 2026 Apr 23 02:39:39 | 86.7703 | 0.09505 | 11.4447 | 298.2606 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 23 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 02:58:09 | 86.7668 | 0.09453 | 11.4770 | 302.7924 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 22 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 02:58:09 | 86.7668 | 0.09453 | 11.4770 | 302.7924 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 21 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 02:58:09 | 86.7668 | 0.09453 | 11.4770 | 302.7924 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 20 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 02:58:09 | 86.7668 | 0.09453 | 11.4770 | 302.7924 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 19 17:58 | 2026 Apr 19 02:58:09 | 86.7668 | 0.09453 | 11.4770 | 302.7924 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 18 17:56 | 2026 Apr 13 04:47:42 | 86.7619 | 0.09390 | 11.5251 | 309.5069 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 16 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 04:47:42 | 86.7619 | 0.09390 | 11.5251 | 309.5069 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 14 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 04:47:42 | 86.7619 | 0.09390 | 11.5251 | 309.5069 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 13 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 04:47:42 | 86.7619 | 0.09390 | 11.5251 | 309.5069 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 12 17:57 | 2026 Apr 07 03:52:56 | 86.7599 | 0.09323 | 11.5744 | 316.4206 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 11 17:57 | 2026 Apr 07 03:52:56 | 86.7599 | 0.09323 | 11.5744 | 316.4206 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 10 17:58 | 2026 Apr 07 03:52:56 | 86.7599 | 0.09323 | 11.5744 | 316.4206 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 09 18:01 | 2026 Apr 07 03:52:56 | 86.7599 | 0.09323 | 11.5744 | 316.4206 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 08 17:57 | 2026 Apr 07 03:52:56 | 86.7599 | 0.09323 | 11.5744 | 316.4206 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |
| 2026 Apr 07 17:57 | 2026 Mar 30 12:41:00 | 86.7584 | 0.09250 | 11.6365 | 325.1915 | 57.6183 | 8.78102 | – |