Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1028
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.5
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: 2022-113C
Object number (NORAD): 53817
Object ID (CCSDS): 53817
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 93.927 minutes
Inclination: 97.5345 deg
SMA: 6844.695 km
Apoapsis: 470.571 km
Periapsis: 462.549 km
RAAN: 252.3575 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000586
Argument of periapsis: 5.0592 deg
Mean anomaly: 355.0708 deg
Mean motion: 15.33103837 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00014188 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00044563 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 2:22 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 8, 2025, 9:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 53817U 22113C 25189.89073092 .00014188 00000-0 44563-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 53817 97.5345 252.3575 0005860 5.0592 355.0708 15.33103837155168
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B.
Associated space launch
Second of three launches of a StriX satellite as part of Synspective’s SAR constellation. StriX-1 can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 15, 2022, 8:38 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 15, 2022, 8:38 p.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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