Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
482
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.6
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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: 2024-047B
Object number (NORAD): 59225
Object ID (CCSDS): 59225
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.86 minutes
Inclination: 97.6056 deg
SMA: 6889.945 km
Apoapsis: 520.183 km
Periapsis: 503.438 km
RAAN: 157.6835 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0012152
Argument of periapsis: 133.945 deg
Mean anomaly: 226.2788 deg
Mean motion: 15.1802558 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007608 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00037655 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 10:36 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 9:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 59225U 24047B 25187.89202535 .00007608 00000-0 37655-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 59225 97.6056 157.6835 0012152 133.9450 226.2788 15.18025580 72570
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B.
Associated space launch
StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on March 12, 2024, 3:03 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | Owl Night Long (StriX-3)
Agency: Synspective
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 12, 2024, 3:03 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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Rocket Lab launches Synspective radar imaging satellite
Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective March 12, the latest in a series of launches for that company.
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