Key statistics
Satellite OBJECT D 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 D.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OBJECT D
International designator: 2025-185D
Object number (NORAD): 65300
Object ID (CCSDS): 65300
Country: TO BE DETERMINED/UNKNOWN (TBD)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.954 minutes
Inclination: 97.9689 deg
SMA: 7038.981 km
Apoapsis: 668.225 km
Periapsis: 653.466 km
RAAN: 339.2546 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00104838
Argument of periapsis: 229.3492 deg
Mean anomaly: 130.6804 deg
Mean motion: 14.70070304 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001128 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019579381 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, 10:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OBJECT D
TLE line 1: 1 65300U 25185D 25256.93900492 .00001128 00000-0 19579-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 65300 97.9689 339.2546 0010484 229.3492 130.6804 14.70070304 3094
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OBJECT D.
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 D 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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