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

628

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.8

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

53.0

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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: 2023-126B

Object number (NORAD): 57694

Object ID (CCSDS): 57694

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.157 minutes

Inclination: 53.0074 deg

SMA: 7000.703 km

Apoapsis: 628.398 km

Periapsis: 616.737 km

RAAN: 113.4358 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0008328

Argument of periapsis: 301.9313 deg

Mean anomaly: 58.0854 deg

Mean motion: 14.82143718 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002743 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00036938 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 11, 2025, 10:02 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B

TLE line 1: 1 57694U 23126B 25131.91845207 .00002743 00000-0 36938-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 57694 53.0074 113.4358 0008328 301.9313 58.0854 14.82143718 92738

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
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2024-09-27 08:18:57 0.0003041699 584.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-07-09 06:28:03 0.0001147316 246.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space. First mission to fly with a reused engine.

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)’, on board a Electron space rocket.

The launch took place on Aug. 23, 2023, 11:45 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)

Agency: Capella Space

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Aug. 23, 2023, 11:45 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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