ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

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

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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: 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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
PSLV R/B SSO 2025-07-14 19:23:12 0.0003243573 373.0 (m) ROCKET BODY
SL-3 R/B LEO 2025-03-13 15:39:24 0.0003420512 82.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

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).

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Electron | Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)
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

News about space launch
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...

News about space launch
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.

News about space launch
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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