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 | 3255 |
| 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 01 17:56 | 2026 Apr 30 13:19:27 | 87.3614 | 0.01430 | 11.5842 | 235.6291 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 30 17:56 | 2026 Apr 30 13:19:27 | 87.3614 | 0.01430 | 11.5842 | 235.6291 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 29 17:57 | 2026 Apr 22 03:08:01 | 87.3626 | 0.01396 | 11.6373 | 243.8750 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 28 17:56 | 2026 Apr 22 03:08:01 | 87.3626 | 0.01396 | 11.6373 | 243.8750 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 27 17:58 | 2026 Apr 22 03:08:01 | 87.3626 | 0.01396 | 11.6373 | 243.8750 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 26 17:58 | 2026 Apr 22 03:08:01 | 87.3626 | 0.01396 | 11.6373 | 243.8750 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 25 17:58 | 2026 Apr 22 03:08:01 | 87.3626 | 0.01396 | 11.6373 | 243.8750 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 24 17:59 | 2026 Apr 22 03:08:01 | 87.3626 | 0.01396 | 11.6373 | 243.8750 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 23 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 03:07:14 | 87.3632 | 0.01383 | 11.6561 | 246.8397 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 22 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 03:07:14 | 87.3632 | 0.01383 | 11.6561 | 246.8397 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 21 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 03:07:14 | 87.3632 | 0.01383 | 11.6561 | 246.8397 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 20 17:57 | 2026 Apr 19 03:07:14 | 87.3632 | 0.01383 | 11.6561 | 246.8397 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 19 17:58 | 2026 Apr 19 03:07:14 | 87.3632 | 0.01383 | 11.6561 | 246.8397 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 18 17:56 | 2026 Apr 13 03:05:40 | 87.3641 | 0.01356 | 11.6939 | 252.8151 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 16 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 03:05:40 | 87.3641 | 0.01356 | 11.6939 | 252.8151 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 14 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 03:05:40 | 87.3641 | 0.01356 | 11.6939 | 252.8151 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 13 17:57 | 2026 Apr 13 03:05:40 | 87.3641 | 0.01356 | 11.6939 | 252.8151 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 12 17:57 | 2026 Apr 06 04:54:37 | 87.3668 | 0.01325 | 11.7374 | 259.7662 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 11 17:57 | 2026 Apr 06 04:54:37 | 87.3668 | 0.01325 | 11.7374 | 259.7662 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 10 17:58 | 2026 Apr 06 04:54:37 | 87.3668 | 0.01325 | 11.7374 | 259.7662 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 09 18:01 | 2026 Apr 06 04:54:37 | 87.3668 | 0.01325 | 11.7374 | 259.7662 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 08 17:57 | 2026 Apr 06 04:54:37 | 87.3668 | 0.01325 | 11.7374 | 259.7662 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 07 17:57 | 2026 Mar 31 04:53:01 | 87.3681 | 0.01296 | 11.7752 | 265.8811 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 06 17:57 | 2026 Mar 31 04:53:01 | 87.3681 | 0.01296 | 11.7752 | 265.8811 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 05 17:56 | 2026 Mar 31 04:53:01 | 87.3681 | 0.01296 | 11.7752 | 265.8811 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |
| 2026 Apr 04 17:57 | 2026 Mar 31 04:53:01 | 87.3681 | 0.01296 | 11.7752 | 265.8811 | 123.0968 | 8.66795 | – |