Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
2010
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.8
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
International designator: 2020-037F
Object number (NORAD): 45728
Object ID (CCSDS): 45728
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.994 minutes
Inclination: 97.7679 deg
SMA: 6896.42 km
Apoapsis: 524.045 km
Periapsis: 512.526 km
RAAN: 180.002 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008352
Argument of periapsis: 65.1313 deg
Mean anomaly: 295.0786 deg
Mean motion: 15.15888164 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00013607 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00071301186 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 1:14 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 45728U 20037F 25346.05148718 .00013607 00000-0 71301-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 45728 97.7679 180.0020 0008352 65.1313 295.0786 15.15888164 89811
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B.
Associated space launch
This rideshare mission carries small satellites for NASA, University of New South Wales and for NRO. The mission has been named "Don't Stop Me Now" in recognition of Rocket Lab board member and avid Queen fan Scott Smith, who recently passed away.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on June 13, 2020, 5:12 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Electron | Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 13, 2020, 5:12 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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