Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
955
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
44.2
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: 2023-035A
Object number (NORAD): 55908
Object ID (CCSDS): 55908
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 95.577 minutes
Inclination: 44.1765 deg
SMA: 6924.595 km
Apoapsis: 550.951 km
Periapsis: 541.969 km
RAAN: 312.8684 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006486
Argument of periapsis: 311.2176 deg
Mean anomaly: 48.8127 deg
Mean motion: 15.06645891 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00009581 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00064987322 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 26, 2025, 2:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 25, 2025, 6:01 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 55908U 23035A 25298.75085085 .00009581 00000-0 64987-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 55908 44.1765 312.8684 0006486 311.2176 48.8127 15.06645891142959
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
Payload consists of 2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites for Capella Space. These 100-kg class satellites will expand Capella’s existing SAR constellation, increasing imaging capacity to meet growing customer demand.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on March 16, 2023, 10:38 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C).
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Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 16, 2023, 10:38 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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Latest news about this satellite
Rocket Lab deploys two Capella radar satellites after launch from Virginia
Rocket Lab’s Electron launcher delivered two all-weather radar Earth observation satellites into orbit for Capella Space Thursday night after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia, successfully completing the company’s second flight from the U.S. spacepor...
Electron launches two Capella Space radar satellites
Rocket Lab launched its second Electron rocket from Virginia March 16, placing two Capella Space radar imaging satellites into orbit.
Rocket Lab launches pair of Capella satellites from Wallops
Rocket Lab, which opened its 2023 campaign with the inauguration of its first US-based launch pad, has launched its second consecutive mission from Launch Complex 2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Liftoff of the “Stronger Together” mission ...
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