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 | 628 |
| 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 16 04:59:40 | 87.3127 | 0.00227 | 17.0161 | 283.9136 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 20 18:53 | 2024 Dec 16 04:59:40 | 87.3127 | 0.00227 | 17.0161 | 283.9136 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 19 18:53 | 2024 Dec 16 04:59:40 | 87.3127 | 0.00227 | 17.0161 | 283.9136 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 18 18:53 | 2024 Dec 16 04:59:40 | 87.3127 | 0.00227 | 17.0161 | 283.9136 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 17 18:53 | 2024 Dec 16 04:59:40 | 87.3127 | 0.00227 | 17.0161 | 283.9136 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 16 18:54 | 2024 Dec 16 04:59:40 | 87.3127 | 0.00227 | 17.0161 | 283.9136 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 14 18:53 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 13 18:53 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 12 18:53 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 11 18:53 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 10 18:53 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 09 18:53 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 08 18:56 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 07 18:57 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 06 18:53 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 05 18:54 | 2024 Dec 05 04:49:39 | 87.3130 | 0.00231 | 17.0861 | 294.1794 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 04 18:54 | 2024 Nov 29 18:08:04 | 87.3124 | 0.00235 | 17.1208 | 298.8343 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 03 18:54 | 2024 Nov 29 18:08:04 | 87.3124 | 0.00235 | 17.1208 | 298.8343 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 02 18:54 | 2024 Nov 29 18:08:04 | 87.3124 | 0.00235 | 17.1208 | 298.8343 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Dec 01 19:13 | 2024 Nov 29 18:08:04 | 87.3124 | 0.00235 | 17.1208 | 298.8343 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Nov 30 18:53 | 2024 Nov 29 18:08:04 | 87.3124 | 0.00235 | 17.1208 | 298.8343 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Nov 29 18:54 | 2024 Nov 24 18:33:51 | 87.3116 | 0.00238 | 17.1525 | 303.2282 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Nov 28 18:54 | 2024 Nov 24 18:33:51 | 87.3116 | 0.00238 | 17.1525 | 303.2282 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Nov 27 18:53 | 2024 Nov 24 18:33:51 | 87.3116 | 0.00238 | 17.1525 | 303.2282 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Nov 26 18:53 | 2024 Nov 24 18:33:51 | 87.3116 | 0.00238 | 17.1525 | 303.2282 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Nov 25 18:53 | 2024 Nov 24 18:33:51 | 87.3116 | 0.00238 | 17.1525 | 303.2282 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |
| 2024 Nov 24 18:53 | 2024 Nov 20 06:07:01 | 87.3101 | 0.00240 | 17.1813 | 307.6404 | 75.9193 | 8.63370 | – |