Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON R/B at a glance.
Uptime
31
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.2
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 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ELECTRON R/B
International designator: 2025-169C
Object number (NORAD): 65118
Object ID (CCSDS): 65118
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 88.82 minutes
Inclination: 42.0047 deg
SMA: 6594.302 km
Apoapsis: 256.89 km
Periapsis: 175.445 km
RAAN: 122.7783 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0061754
Argument of periapsis: 121.1003 deg
Mean anomaly: 239.5945 deg
Mean motion: 16.21248086 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.05030371 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014321 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 8:06 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON R/B
TLE line 1: 1 65118U 25169C 25247.68668671 .05030371 81805-5 14321-2 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 65118 42.0047 122.7783 0061754 121.1003 239.5945 16.21248086 4819
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ELECTRON R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
ELECTRON 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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