Official name WESTFORD NEEDLES
Alternative name Westford needles
Cospar ID 1963-014AC
Norad ID 2431
Launch date 1963-05-09
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Atlas-LV3 Agena-B
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 165.78
Inclination (deg) 87.49
Perigee (km) 3225
Apogee (km) 4012
Eccentricity 0.10874671825342
Mean motion (revs. per day) 8.68621064060804
Semi-Major axis (km) 9996.635
Raan (deg) 227.2653
Arg of perigee (deg) 359.5123