In orbitDebris

WESTFORD NEEDLES

NORAD: 3267
COSPAR: 1963-014CF

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Spacecraft

Built by: RCA Victor Ltd.
Owner: Communications Research Center

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S03267, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1969-01-30
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Flight: Isis 1
Mission name: Isis A
Launch site: V, SLC2E
Launched by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1969-009

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1969-009, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 1963-05-09
Period: 127.0 min
Inclination: 88.38°
Apogee: 3,402 km
Perigee: 578 km
Radar cross-section: 0.029 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Everything from this launch

Debris148 in total, 43 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 3 still in orbit