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 | 629 |
| 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 Aug 23 17:56 | 2026 Aug 18 08:04:55 | 87.3601 | 0.00235 | 12.3712 | 282.6019 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 22 17:56 | 2026 Aug 18 08:04:55 | 87.3601 | 0.00235 | 12.3712 | 282.6019 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 21 17:56 | 2026 Aug 18 08:04:55 | 87.3601 | 0.00235 | 12.3712 | 282.6019 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 20 17:57 | 2026 Aug 18 08:04:55 | 87.3601 | 0.00235 | 12.3712 | 282.6019 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 19 17:57 | 2026 Aug 18 08:04:55 | 87.3601 | 0.00235 | 12.3712 | 282.6019 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 18 17:56 | 2026 Aug 12 07:51:06 | 87.3589 | 0.00244 | 12.4088 | 288.8419 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 17 17:56 | 2026 Aug 12 07:51:06 | 87.3589 | 0.00244 | 12.4088 | 288.8419 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 16 17:56 | 2026 Aug 12 07:51:06 | 87.3589 | 0.00244 | 12.4088 | 288.8419 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 15 17:57 | 2026 Aug 12 07:51:06 | 87.3589 | 0.00244 | 12.4088 | 288.8419 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 14 17:56 | 2026 Aug 12 07:51:06 | 87.3589 | 0.00244 | 12.4088 | 288.8419 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 13 17:57 | 2026 Aug 12 07:51:06 | 87.3589 | 0.00244 | 12.4088 | 288.8419 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 12 17:56 | 2026 Aug 06 21:29:22 | 87.3577 | 0.00253 | 12.4429 | 294.2898 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 11 17:56 | 2026 Aug 06 21:29:22 | 87.3577 | 0.00253 | 12.4429 | 294.2898 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 10 17:56 | 2026 Aug 06 21:29:22 | 87.3577 | 0.00253 | 12.4429 | 294.2898 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 09 17:57 | 2026 Aug 06 21:29:22 | 87.3577 | 0.00253 | 12.4429 | 294.2898 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 08 17:57 | 2026 Aug 06 21:29:22 | 87.3577 | 0.00253 | 12.4429 | 294.2898 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 07 17:57 | 2026 Aug 06 21:29:22 | 87.3577 | 0.00253 | 12.4429 | 294.2898 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 06 17:57 | 2026 Jul 31 07:23:27 | 87.3559 | 0.00261 | 12.4843 | 301.0846 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 05 17:56 | 2026 Jul 31 07:23:27 | 87.3559 | 0.00261 | 12.4843 | 301.0846 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 04 17:57 | 2026 Jul 31 07:23:27 | 87.3559 | 0.00261 | 12.4843 | 301.0846 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 03 17:56 | 2026 Jul 31 07:23:27 | 87.3559 | 0.00261 | 12.4843 | 301.0846 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 02 17:57 | 2026 Jul 31 07:23:27 | 87.3559 | 0.00261 | 12.4843 | 301.0846 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Aug 01 17:57 | 2026 Jul 31 07:23:27 | 87.3559 | 0.00261 | 12.4843 | 301.0846 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Jul 31 17:56 | 2026 Jul 26 08:07:25 | 87.3549 | 0.00266 | 12.5155 | 306.1528 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Jul 30 17:57 | 2026 Jul 26 08:07:25 | 87.3549 | 0.00266 | 12.5155 | 306.1528 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Jul 29 17:57 | 2026 Jul 26 08:07:25 | 87.3549 | 0.00266 | 12.5155 | 306.1528 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Jul 28 17:57 | 2026 Jul 26 08:07:25 | 87.3549 | 0.00266 | 12.5155 | 306.1528 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |
| 2026 Jul 27 17:57 | 2026 Jul 26 08:07:25 | 87.3549 | 0.00266 | 12.5155 | 306.1528 | 77.2208 | 8.65564 | – |