Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
231
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.9
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: 96.368 minutes
Inclination: 98.002 deg
SMA: 6962.769 km
Apoapsis: 620.894 km
Periapsis: 548.373 km
RAAN: 224.0834 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0052078
Argument of periapsis: 16.0478 deg
Mean anomaly: 344.2377 deg
Mean motion: 14.94272536 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004107 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00037828 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 8:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 61226U 24172G 25127.86506328 .00004107 00000-0 37828-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 61226 98.0020 224.0834 0052078 16.0478 344.2377 14.94272536 34087
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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