Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON R/B (2) at a glance.
Uptime
27
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
42.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ELECTRON R/B (2).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ELECTRON R/B (2)
International designator: 2025-252C
Object number (NORAD): 66318
Object ID (CCSDS): 66318
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 88.495 minutes
Inclination: 41.9678 deg
SMA: 6578.2 km
Apoapsis: 231.881 km
Periapsis: 168.249 km
RAAN: 128.3366 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00483657
Argument of periapsis: 209.2072 deg
Mean anomaly: 150.6092 deg
Mean motion: 16.27204594 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.07609678 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0014467178 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 30, 2025, 5:58 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 29, 2025, 9:10 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON R/B (2)
TLE line 1: 1 66318U 25252C 25333.88236075 .07609678 78949-5 14467-2 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 66318 41.9678 128.3366 0048366 209.2072 150.6092 16.27204594 3803
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ELECTRON R/B (2).
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 (2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | The Nation God Navigates (iQPS Launch 5)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 5, 2025, 7:51 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Electron | The Nation God Navigates (iQPS Launch 5)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 5, 2025, 7:51 p.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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Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches
ST. LOUIS — Japan’s Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, iQPS, plans to launch eight additional synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites through the end of 2026. Rocket Lab, the U.S. launch […] The post Japan’s iQPS lines up eight SAR launches appeare...
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