Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
331
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
53.0
Latest
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: 2024-142B
Object number (NORAD): 60420
Object ID (CCSDS): 60420
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.62 minutes
Inclination: 53.0042 deg
SMA: 6974.923 km
Apoapsis: 605.123 km
Periapsis: 588.454 km
RAAN: 118.7668 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011949
Argument of periapsis: 155.5949 deg
Mean anomaly: 204.56 deg
Mean motion: 14.90368278 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002187 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024723 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 6:55 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 60420U 24142B 25188.78825573 .00002187 00000-0 24723-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 60420 53.0042 118.7668 0011949 155.5949 204.5600 14.90368278 49140
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 11, 2024, 1:18 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | A Sky Full of SARs (Capella Acadia 3)
Agency: Capella Space
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 11, 2024, 1:18 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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Latest news about this satellite
Rocket Lab launches Capella Space SAR satellite
Rocket Lab launched a Capella Space radar imaging satellite Aug. 11 on a mission that illustrated the flexibility offered by, but also the challenges facing, small launch vehicles.
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