ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.

Uptime

1957

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

97.8

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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: 95.079 minutes

Inclination: 97.7724 deg

SMA: 6900.548 km

Apoapsis: 526.579 km

Periapsis: 518.246 km

RAAN: 127.2729 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00060382

Argument of periapsis: 236.2481 deg

Mean anomaly: 123.8175 deg

Mean motion: 15.14528441 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00014064 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00076588006 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:24 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 11:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B

TLE line 1: 1 45728U 20037F 25294.47447483 .00014064 00000-0 76588-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 45728 97.7724 127.2729 0006038 236.2481 123.8175 15.14528441 82009

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.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
OBJECT E	SSO	2025-08-12 01:21:19	0.0002375472	371.0 (m)	UNKNOWN
PEGASUS DEB	LEO	2025-06-02 12:43:34	0.0001971139	268.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-05-27 06:01:43	0.0006305511	238.0 (m)	DEBRIS
YAOGAN 1 DEB	SSO	2025-03-30 09:11:09	0.0001015831	2.0 (m)	DEBRIS
CZ-2C DEB	SSO	2025-02-14 04:14:16	0.0001056684	385.0 (m)	DEBRIS

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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