ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 59590

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 59590 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 23 Apr 2024 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

59590, 2024-077D

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

4 hours ago

Origin

Rocket Lab USA Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Rocket Lab

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KICK STAGE, CURIE

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-04-23 (1 year ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 59590U 24077D   25199.82437689  .00002224  00000-0  22509-3 0  9992
2 59590  97.3404 232.1663 0357249 225.6429 131.4990 14.54546384 65372

Epoch: 2025-07-18T19:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T19:47:06.163Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-1.47967°

Altitude

886.583 km

Speed

7.318 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 28m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

44.28043°

Longitude

-174.15679°

Altitude

707.447 km

Speed

7.512 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 17m 00s

Apparent Declination

5° 25' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:32:02

Azimuth

325.706° NNW

Elevation

-38.623°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

961.031 km

Perigee altitude

454.736 km

Semi-major axis

7,086.021 km

Eccentricity

0.03572

Inclination

97.3404°

RAAN

232.1663°

Arg. of periapsis

225.6429°

True anomaly

134.47555°

Mean anomaly

131.499°

Eccentric anomaly

132.99609°

Mean motion

3.63864 °/min

Orbital period

98.94 mins

BSTAR

0.00022509

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Other satellites on launch #77 in the year 2024 (2024-04-23 UTC)

NEONSAT-1, 59587

ACS 3, 59588

ELECTRON R/B, 59589 (Decayed)

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.
8 mins	2025-07-19 00:53:22.750Z	109.054° ESE	2025-07-19 00:57:22.750Z	66.426° ENE	20.082°	2025-07-19 01:01:22.750Z	21.669° NNE
10 mins	2025-07-19 02:30:22.750Z	181.601° SSW	2025-07-19 02:35:22.750Z	284.21° WNW	41.718°	2025-07-19 02:40:22.750Z	340.968° N
6 mins	2025-07-19 14:34:22.750Z	33.638° NE	2025-07-19 14:37:22.750Z	98.507° ESE	34.582°	2025-07-19 14:40:22.750Z	162.817° S
4 mins	2025-07-19 16:13:22.750Z	319.546° NNW	2025-07-19 16:14:22.750Z	304.633° NW	17.271°	2025-07-19 16:17:22.750Z	259.28° W

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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