Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
353
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
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: 2024-172G
Object number (NORAD): 61226
Object ID (CCSDS): 61226
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.306 minutes
Inclination: 98.0075 deg
SMA: 6959.797 km
Apoapsis: 616.687 km
Periapsis: 546.638 km
RAAN: 349.5317 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00503236
Argument of periapsis: 328.555 deg
Mean anomaly: 31.2663 deg
Mean motion: 14.9522955 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004268 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00038412663 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 8:09 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 61226U 24172G 25250.83989034 .00004268 00000-0 38413-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 61226 98.0075 349.5317 0050324 328.5550 31.2663 14.95229550 52451
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.
Associated space launch
Second 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 | Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 20, 2024, 11:01 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)
Agency: Kinéis
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 20, 2024, 11:01 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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