Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
31
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
42.0
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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: 2025-169B
Object number (NORAD): 65117
Object ID (CCSDS): 65117
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.159 minutes
Inclination: 42.0113 deg
SMA: 6952.691 km
Apoapsis: 578.5 km
Periapsis: 570.612 km
RAAN: 146.9309 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00056724
Argument of periapsis: 120.3432 deg
Mean anomaly: 239.7954 deg
Mean motion: 14.97522629 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00007575 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00065342398 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 3:31 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 65117U 25169B 25247.14710697 .00007575 00000-0 65342-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 65117 42.0113 146.9309 0005672 120.3432 239.7954 14.97522629 4482
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B.
Associated space launch
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | The Harvest Goddess Thrives (iQPS Launch 4)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 5, 2025, 4:10 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
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Electron | The Harvest Goddess Thrives (iQPS Launch 4)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 5, 2025, 4:10 a.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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