Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT A at a glance.
Uptime
22
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OBJECT A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT A
International designator: 2025-185A
Object number (NORAD): 65297
Object ID (CCSDS): 65297
Country: TO BE DETERMINED/UNKNOWN (TBD)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.911 minutes
Inclination: 97.9707 deg
SMA: 7036.901 km
Apoapsis: 669.808 km
Periapsis: 647.725 km
RAAN: 338.9991 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00156914
Argument of periapsis: 241.9543 deg
Mean anomaly: 118.0077 deg
Mean motion: 14.70721912 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002929 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00048764943 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 14, 2025, 3:50 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 13, 2025, 3:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT A
TLE line 1: 1 65297U 25185A 25256.66168129 .00002929 00000-0 48765-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 65297 97.9707 338.9991 0015691 241.9543 118.0077 14.70721912 3047
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT A.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
'Live, Laugh, Launch' is the second of two dedicated missions on Electron for a confidential customer in 2025. Possible customer candidates include EchoStar and E-Space. This mission will deploy 5 satellites to a 655 km circular Earth orbit.
OBJECT A was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Live, Laugh, Launch’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 23, 2025, 10:42 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | Live, Laugh, Launch
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 23, 2025, 10:42 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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