ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 101148

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 101148 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 23 Oct 2026 UTC launched from the Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

101148, 2026-239E

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Rocket Lab Ltd. (US)

Manufacturer

Rocket Lab

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KICK STAGE, CURIE

Mass

~42 kg wet, ~42 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2026-10-23 (2 days ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

TRUNC CONE, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

RCS unknown

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 A1148U 26239E   26297.28722142  .00470870  23302-5  99759-3 0  9993
2 A1148  97.4622 146.0296 0229646 270.3332  87.1618 15.66199436   150

Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:53:35.930Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

9.93432°

Altitude

368.825 km

Speed

7.691 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 44m 07s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

05:20:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

521.588 km

Perigee altitude

211.804 km

Semi-major axis

6,744.833 km

Eccentricity

0.02296

Inclination

97.4622°

RAAN

146.0296°

Arg. of periapsis

270.3332°

True anomaly

89.79294°

Mean anomaly

87.1618°

Eccentric anomaly

88.47711°

Mean motion

3.9182 °/min

Orbital period

91.88 mins

BSTAR

0.00099759

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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.
6 mins	2026-10-25 13:40:56.203Z	139.209° SSE	2026-10-25 13:43:56.203Z	63.771° ENE	38.206°	2026-10-25 13:46:56.203Z	4.863° NNE
4 mins	2026-10-26 02:23:56.203Z	54.486° ENE	2026-10-26 02:24:56.203Z	79.463° E	26.733°	2026-10-26 02:27:56.203Z	153.657° SSE

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 101148

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-24T06:53:35.930Z)

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