Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1733
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.1
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: 2021-004B
Object number (NORAD): 47347
Object ID (CCSDS): 47347
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.977 minutes
Inclination: 90.0925 deg
SMA: 7135.535 km
Apoapsis: 1067.995 km
Periapsis: 446.805 km
RAAN: 238.5106 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0435279
Argument of periapsis: 4.0081 deg
Mean anomaly: 356.4422 deg
Mean motion: 14.40333112 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00019035 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001896217 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 18, 2025, 2:17 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 9:30 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 47347U 21004B 25290.89606116 .00019035 00000-0 18962-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 47347 90.0925 238.5106 0435279 4.0081 356.4422 14.40333112246606
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
Dedicated mission for a single communication microsatellite that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit. The launch will be Rocket Lab’s 18th Electron mission.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Another One Leaves The Crust (GMS-T)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 20, 2021, 7:26 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | Another One Leaves The Crust (GMS-T)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 20, 2021, 7:26 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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