WESTFORD NEEDLES *

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Satellite Type and Status

DEBRISIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite WESTFORD NEEDLES * at a glance.

Uptime

22865

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 11.3

Per day

Orbit

HEO

Inclination

88.4

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for WESTFORD NEEDLES *.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: WESTFORD NEEDLES *

International designator: 1963-014CF

Object number (NORAD): 3267

Object ID (CCSDS): 3267

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 126.978 minutes

Inclination: 88.3826 deg

SMA: 8368.487 km

Apoapsis: 3402.722 km

Periapsis: 577.983 km

RAAN: 102.2337 deg

Eccentricy: 0.16877239

Argument of periapsis: 149.3818 deg

Mean anomaly: 221.7751 deg

Mean motion: 11.34050326 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000713 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00049979336 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 2:56 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 WESTFORD NEEDLES *

TLE line 1: 1 03267U 63014CF 25347.62289099 .00000713 00000-0 49979-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 03267 88.3826 102.2337 1687724 149.3818 221.7751 11.34050326521303

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In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object WESTFORD NEEDLES *.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
CZ-6A DEB	LEO	2025-01-13 09:43:27	0.0001431173	633.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.

WESTFORD NEEDLES * was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas Agena B | Midas 7’, on board a Atlas Agena B space rocket.

The launch took place on May 9, 1963, 8:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.

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Atlas Agena B | Midas 7

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: May 9, 1963, 8:06 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas Agena B

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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