Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1788
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: 99.9 minutes
Inclination: 90.0975 deg
SMA: 7131.898 km
Apoapsis: 1060.958 km
Periapsis: 446.568 km
RAAN: 239.1452 deg
Eccentricy: 0.04307334
Argument of periapsis: 176.4139 deg
Mean anomaly: 184.0335 deg
Mean motion: 14.41435012 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00008187 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00080782588 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, 5:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 47347U 21004B 25346.24203281 .00008187 00000-0 80783-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 47347 90.0975 239.1452 0430733 176.4139 184.0335 14.41435012254576
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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