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

326

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.1

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

98.0

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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: 2024-114G

Object number (NORAD): 60085

Object ID (CCSDS): 60085

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 95.548 minutes

Inclination: 97.9885 deg

SMA: 6923.203 km

Apoapsis: 596.798 km

Periapsis: 493.339 km

RAAN: 164.5009 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0074719

Argument of periapsis: 24.1397 deg

Mean anomaly: 336.3301 deg

Mean motion: 15.07100287 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00008098 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00051031 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, 7:55 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B

TLE line 1: 1 60085U 24114G 25131.83053636 .00008098 00000-0 51031-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 60085 97.9885 164.5009 0074719 24.1397 336.3301 15.07100287 48806

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
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-01-30 06:09:05 0.0002003847 355.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-10-30 05:48:21 0.0001155942 706.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

First batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | No Time Toulouse (Kinéis 1-5)’, on board a Electron space rocket.

The launch took place on June 20, 2024, 6:13 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Electron | No Time Toulouse (Kinéis 1-5)
Electron | No Time Toulouse (Kinéis 1-5)

Agency: Kinéis

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: June 20, 2024, 6:13 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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