Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON R/B at a glance.
Uptime
731
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
35.5
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ELECTRON R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ELECTRON R/B
International designator: 2023-062D
Object number (NORAD): 56445
Object ID (CCSDS): 56445
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 92.932 minutes
Inclination: 35.4701 deg
SMA: 6796.277 km
Apoapsis: 419.201 km
Periapsis: 417.083 km
RAAN: 291.7745 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0001558
Argument of periapsis: 93.4477 deg
Mean anomaly: 266.6432 deg
Mean motion: 15.4951627 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00062442 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0010917 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, 8:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON R/B
TLE line 1: 1 56445U 23062D 25127.85714836 .00062442 00000-0 10917-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 56445 35.4701 291.7745 0001558 93.4477 266.6432 15.49516270111130
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ELECTRON R/B.
Associated space launch
Third and fourth operational (TROPICS-04 & TROPICS-05) satellites for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The CubeSats are designed to provide rapid-refresh microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure, and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and evolve.
ELECTRON R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on May 8, 2023, 1 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2)
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 8, 2023, 1 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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Latest news about this satellite
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NASA, Rocket Lab Announce Coverage for Second TROPICS Launch
After successfully launching the first pair of small satellites earlier this month from New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 1:30 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22 (5:30 p.m. NZST), to launch the second pair of storm tracking CubeSats ...
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