Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1069
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
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: 2022-091C
Object number (NORAD): 53354
Object ID (CCSDS): 53354
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.684 minutes
Inclination: 70.0039 deg
SMA: 6978.003 km
Apoapsis: 604.548 km
Periapsis: 595.189 km
RAAN: 262.6818 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006706
Argument of periapsis: 271.195 deg
Mean anomaly: 88.8437 deg
Mean motion: 14.89381748 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002132 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00023304 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 10:15 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 53354U 22091C 25188.92745788 .00002132 00000-0 23304-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 53354 70.0039 262.6818 0006706 271.1950 88.8437 14.89381748 63064
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 | Antipodean Adventure (NROL-199)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 4, 2022, 5 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | Antipodean Adventure (NROL-199)
Agency: National Reconnaissance Office
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 4, 2022, 5 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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