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 | 602 |
| 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 |
| 2025 Sep 03 17:57 | 2025 Sep 02 08:09:06 | 87.3460 | 0.00269 | 14.4604 | 328.8476 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Sep 02 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 08:11:59 | 87.3443 | 0.00270 | 14.4984 | 334.7673 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Sep 01 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 08:11:59 | 87.3443 | 0.00270 | 14.4984 | 334.7673 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 31 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 08:11:59 | 87.3443 | 0.00270 | 14.4984 | 334.7673 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 30 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 08:11:59 | 87.3443 | 0.00270 | 14.4984 | 334.7673 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 29 17:56 | 2025 Aug 27 08:11:59 | 87.3443 | 0.00270 | 14.4984 | 334.7673 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 28 17:57 | 2025 Aug 27 08:11:59 | 87.3443 | 0.00270 | 14.4984 | 334.7673 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 27 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 09:09:45 | 87.3429 | 0.00272 | 14.5299 | 339.4593 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 26 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 09:09:45 | 87.3429 | 0.00272 | 14.5299 | 339.4593 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 25 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 09:09:45 | 87.3429 | 0.00272 | 14.5299 | 339.4593 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 24 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 09:09:45 | 87.3429 | 0.00272 | 14.5299 | 339.4593 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 23 17:56 | 2025 Aug 22 09:09:45 | 87.3429 | 0.00272 | 14.5299 | 339.4593 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 22 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 21:11:54 | 87.3424 | 0.00274 | 14.5584 | 343.8707 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 20 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 21:11:54 | 87.3424 | 0.00274 | 14.5584 | 343.8707 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 19 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 21:11:54 | 87.3424 | 0.00274 | 14.5584 | 343.8707 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 18 17:56 | 2025 Aug 17 21:11:54 | 87.3424 | 0.00274 | 14.5584 | 343.8707 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 16 17:56 | 2025 Aug 10 23:05:59 | 87.3423 | 0.00276 | 14.6024 | 350.6377 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 15 17:57 | 2025 Aug 10 23:05:59 | 87.3423 | 0.00276 | 14.6024 | 350.6377 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 14 17:56 | 2025 Aug 10 23:05:59 | 87.3423 | 0.00276 | 14.6024 | 350.6377 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 13 17:58 | 2025 Aug 10 23:05:59 | 87.3423 | 0.00276 | 14.6024 | 350.6377 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 12 17:56 | 2025 Aug 10 23:05:59 | 87.3423 | 0.00276 | 14.6024 | 350.6377 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 11 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 00:03:45 | 87.3415 | 0.00277 | 14.6339 | 355.7307 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 10 17:57 | 2025 Aug 06 00:03:45 | 87.3415 | 0.00277 | 14.6339 | 355.7307 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 09 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 00:03:45 | 87.3415 | 0.00277 | 14.6339 | 355.7307 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 08 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 00:03:45 | 87.3415 | 0.00277 | 14.6339 | 355.7307 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |
| 2025 Aug 07 17:56 | 2025 Aug 06 00:03:45 | 87.3415 | 0.00277 | 14.6339 | 355.7307 | 31.0786 | 8.67237 | – |