Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
944
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.8
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.2
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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: 2022-127B
Object number (NORAD): 54024
Object ID (CCSDS): 54024
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.053 minutes
Inclination: 98.2338 deg
SMA: 6995.737 km
Apoapsis: 698.908 km
Periapsis: 536.296 km
RAAN: 168.24 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0116222
Argument of periapsis: 243.4418 deg
Mean anomaly: 115.4845 deg
Mean motion: 14.83721994 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00003006 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00032981 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 54024U 22127B 25127.86707344 .00003006 00000-0 32981-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 54024 98.2338 168.2400 0116222 243.4418 115.4845 14.83721994139235
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
The “It Argos Up From Here” mission will launch the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems designed and manufactured satellite GAzelle, carrying Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload, part of the international Argos program that collects data from thousands of sensors and transmitters located around the world.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 7, 2022, 5:09 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 7, 2022, 5:09 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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