Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON R/B at a glance.
Uptime
8
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.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ELECTRON R/B
International designator: 2025-267C
Object number (NORAD): 66556
Object ID (CCSDS): 66556
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Nov. 28, 2025
Period: 88.314 minutes
Inclination: 42.0259 deg
SMA: 6569.21 km
Apoapsis: 237.269 km
Periapsis: 144.881 km
RAAN: 138.8214 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00703193
Argument of periapsis: 313.0649 deg
Mean anomaly: 46.4351 deg
Mean motion: 16.30545907 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.11414203 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0006686939 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Nov. 28, 2025, 5:28 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Nov. 27, 2025, 7:23 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON R/B
TLE line 1: 1 66556U 25267C 25331.80786227 .11414203 89769-5 66869-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 66556 42.0259 138.8214 0070319 313.0649 46.4351 16.30545907 1166
Live tracking on map
Satellite ELECTRON R/B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite ELECTRON R/B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
Note: Payload and customer identities were not publicly announced. 3rd of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.
ELECTRON R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | Follow My Speed (BlackSky Gen-3 3)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 20, 2025, 12:43 p.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | Follow My Speed (BlackSky Gen-3 3)
Agency: BlackSky
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 20, 2025, 12:43 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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