ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 54024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 54024 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 07 Oct 2022 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

54024, 2022-127B

Orbit

SSO

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)

2022-10-07 (3 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, Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 54024U 22127B   26092.13930183  .00002817  00000-0  29125-3 0  9996
2 54024  98.1876 147.8167 0110076 255.3257 103.5735 14.86614031188100

Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:20:35.678Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-92.82403°

Altitude

630.396 km

Speed

7.533 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 51m 16s

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

15:15:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

682.443 km

Perigee altitude

528.695 km

Semi-major axis

6,983.706 km

Eccentricity

0.01101

Inclination

98.1876°

RAAN

147.8167°

Arg. of periapsis

255.3257°

True anomaly

104.79561°

Mean anomaly

103.5735°

Eccentric anomaly

104.18496°

Mean motion

3.7189 °/min

Orbital period

96.8 mins

BSTAR

0.00029125

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Other satellites on launch #127 in the year 2022 (2022-10-07 UTC)

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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	2026-04-02 16:51:16.198Z	358.701° N	2026-04-02 16:54:16.198Z	265.133° W	40.012°	2026-04-02 16:57:16.198Z	210.503° SW
8 mins	2026-04-03 03:41:16.198Z	168.374° S	2026-04-03 03:45:16.198Z	216.538° SW	44.732°	2026-04-03 03:49:16.198Z	345.269° N

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 54024

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 6 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T03:20:35.678Z)

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