ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 55908

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 55908 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Thu, 16 Mar 2023 UTC launched from the Wallops Island (WLPIS). 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

55908, 2023-035A

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)

2023-03-16 (3 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Wallops Island (WLPIS)

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 55908U 23035A   26171.27036168  .00005066  00000-0  31401-3 0  9999
2 55908  44.1745 114.6421 0002238 262.8057  97.2552 15.10787076178837

Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:29Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:29:19.249Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

108.82447°

Altitude

533.901 km

Speed

7.597 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 38m 34s

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

21:26:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

537.081 km

Perigee altitude

533.986 km

Semi-major axis

6,913.671 km

Eccentricity

0.00022

Inclination

44.1745°

RAAN

114.6421°

Arg. of periapsis

262.8057°

True anomaly

97.28064°

Mean anomaly

97.2552°

Eccentric anomaly

97.26792°

Mean motion

3.77555 °/min

Orbital period

95.35 mins

BSTAR

0.00031401

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Other satellites on launch #35 in the year 2023 (2023-03-16 UTC)

ELECTRON R/B, 55911 (Decayed)

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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 22:09:04.767Z	198.074° SSW	2026-06-22 22:12:04.767Z	135.273° SSE	25.435°	2026-06-22 22:15:04.767Z	85.893° E
6 mins	2026-06-22 23:49:04.767Z	258.707° W	2026-06-22 23:51:04.767Z	288.837° WNW	42.312°	2026-06-22 23:55:04.767Z	66.536° ENE
6 mins	2026-06-23 01:29:04.767Z	292.546° NW	2026-06-23 01:32:04.767Z	11.167° NNE	34.784°	2026-06-23 01:35:04.767Z	70.128° E
6 mins	2026-06-23 03:10:04.767Z	298.526° NW	2026-06-23 03:12:04.767Z	6.253° NNE	43.488°	2026-06-23 03:16:04.767Z	103.005° ESE
5 mins	2026-06-23 04:50:04.767Z	259.441° W	2026-06-23 04:52:04.767Z	211.145° SW	26.89°	2026-06-23 04:55:04.767Z	155.72° SSE

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 55908

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: 2026-06-20T06:29:19.249Z)

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