Key statistics
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B at a glance.
Uptime
26
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
42.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
International designator: 2025-307C
Object number (NORAD): 67230
Object ID (CCSDS): 67230
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Jan. 16, 2026
Period: 87.575 minutes
Inclination: 41.9939 deg
SMA: 6532.528 km
Apoapsis: 165.654 km
Periapsis: 143.131 km
RAAN: 323.2498 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00172389
Argument of periapsis: 116.5376 deg
Mean anomaly: 243.7271 deg
Mean motion: 16.44299347 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.18058906 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00045823411 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Jan. 16, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Jan. 16, 2026, 2:10 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
TLE line 1: 1 67230U 25307C 26016.09048044 .18058906 85429-5 45823-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 67230 41.9939 323.2498 0017239 116.5376 243.7271 16.44299347 2486
Live tracking on map
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | The Wisdom God Guides (iQPS Launch 6)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 21, 2025, 6:36 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.
For more information about the launch, click the button.
Electron | The Wisdom God Guides (iQPS Launch 6)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 21, 2025, 6:36 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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Latest news about this satellite
Rocket Lab wraps up record launch year
Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Dec. 21 in the final flight of a record-setting year for the company. The post Rocket Lab wraps up record launch year appeared first on SpaceNews.
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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