ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 47347

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 47347 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 20 Jan 2021 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

47347, 2021-004B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Rocket Lab Ltd. (US)

Manufacturer

Rocket Lab

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KICK STAGE, CURIE

Mass

40 kg wet, ~40 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2021-01-20 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trunc Cone, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

0.760 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 47347U 21004B   26171.48066833  .00002987  00000-0  29116-3 0  9995
2 47347  90.1066 241.4112 0418493 252.5406 102.9653 14.44009557282004

Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:32:09.743Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

159.67592°

Altitude

826.945 km

Speed

7.398 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 05m 38s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

21:25:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,040.168 km

Perigee altitude

444.207 km

Semi-major axis

7,120.325 km

Eccentricity

0.04185

Inclination

90.1066°

RAAN

241.4112°

Arg. of periapsis

252.5406°

True anomaly

107.5794°

Mean anomaly

102.9653°

Eccentric anomaly

105.27834°

Mean motion

3.61238 °/min

Orbital period

99.66 mins

BSTAR

0.00029116

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B 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.
6 mins	2026-06-22 15:43:21.501Z	40.947° NE	2026-06-22 15:46:21.501Z	75.847° E	17.116°	2026-06-22 15:49:21.501Z	114.341° SE
9 mins	2026-06-22 17:22:21.501Z	349.795° N	2026-06-22 17:26:21.501Z	287.788° WNW	38.929°	2026-06-22 17:31:21.501Z	202.086° SSW
10 mins	2026-06-23 04:31:21.501Z	154.699° SSE	2026-06-23 04:35:21.501Z	98.209° ESE	40.09°	2026-06-23 04:41:21.501Z	7.275° NNE
8 mins	2026-06-23 06:12:21.501Z	240.752° WSW	2026-06-23 06:15:21.501Z	275.366° WNW	21.418°	2026-06-23 06:20:21.501Z	328.065° NNW

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 47347

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T11:32:09.743Z)

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