Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1154
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
40.0
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: 2022-079C
Object number (NORAD): 53104
Object ID (CCSDS): 53104
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.201 minutes
Inclination: 40.0157 deg
SMA: 6954.713 km
Apoapsis: 581.475 km
Periapsis: 571.681 km
RAAN: 17.7208 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00070411
Argument of periapsis: 72.2624 deg
Mean anomaly: 287.8937 deg
Mean motion: 14.96869498 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00006252 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00054747868 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 12:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 53104U 22079C 25251.52242050 .00006252 00000-0 54748-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 53104 40.0157 17.7208 0007041 72.2624 287.8937 14.96869498 73099
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
Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Wise One Looks Ahead (NROL-162)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on July 13, 2022, 6:30 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | Wise One Looks Ahead (NROL-162)
Agency: National Reconnaissance Office
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: July 13, 2022, 6:30 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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