Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
547
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: 94.761 minutes
Inclination: 97.6132 deg
SMA: 6885.171 km
Apoapsis: 512.224 km
Periapsis: 501.848 km
RAAN: 222.0864 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00075351
Argument of periapsis: 280.9111 deg
Mean anomaly: 79.1275 deg
Mean motion: 15.19604815 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00012895 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00060786861 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 9, 2025, 4:47 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 8:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 59225U 24047B 25251.86884613 .00012895 00000-0 60787-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 59225 97.6132 222.0864 0007535 280.9111 79.1275 15.19604815 82280
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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