ELECTRON KICK STAGE, 100563
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ELECTRON KICK STAGE, 100563 is a payload satellite owned by Rocket Lab (JP) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 02 Sep 2026 UTC launched from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
JP / JPNRelated business
Manufacturer
Rocket Lab
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
KICK STAGE, CURIE
Mass
~42 kg wet, ~42 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
TRUNC CONE, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago
TLE from 7 hours ago
0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE
1 A0563U 26201C 26247.86349671 .00023028 00000-0 50854-3 0 9990
2 A0563 38.0326 56.8307 0129198 42.9118 318.1650 15.34694686 356Epoch: 2026-09-04T20:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-04T20:43:26.115Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
121.99061°
Altitude
395.739 km
Speed
7.712 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 47m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:42:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
553.013 km
Perigee altitude
376.199 km
Semi-major axis
6,842.743 km
Eccentricity
0.01292
Inclination
38.0326°
RAAN
56.8307°
Arg. of periapsis
42.9118°
True anomaly
317.16555°
Mean anomaly
318.165°
Eccentric anomaly
317.66648°
Mean motion
3.8344 °/min
Orbital period
93.89 mins
BSTAR
0.00050854
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Other satellites on launch #201 in the year 2026 (2026-09-02 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ELECTRON KICK STAGE Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-09-05 15:43:26.712Z | 224.328° SW | 2026-09-05 15:45:26.712Z | 171.703° S | 28.766° | 2026-09-05 15:48:26.712Z | 96.904° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-05 17:22:26.712Z | 253.276° W | 2026-09-05 17:24:26.712Z | 147.49° SSE | 39.929° | 2026-09-05 17:26:26.712Z | 101.719° ESE |
| 4 mins | 2026-09-05 19:01:26.712Z | 243.185° WSW | 2026-09-05 19:02:26.712Z | 208.046° SW | 31.23° | 2026-09-05 19:05:26.712Z | 128.271° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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