ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 61226

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 61226 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Fri, 20 Sep 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

61226, 2024-172G

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

Rocket Lab Ltd. (US)

Manufacturer

Rocket Lab

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KICK STAGE, CURIE

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-09-20 (2 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: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 61226U 24172G   26171.36765043  .00003367  00000-0  27964-3 0  9994
2 61226  98.0136 281.9804 0048250  99.0262 261.6425 14.98577388 95173

Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:49Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:49:24.997Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

-118.95704°

Altitude

579.367 km

Speed

7.568 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 47m 55s

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

08:33:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

601.829 km

Perigee altitude

534.796 km

Semi-major axis

6,946.449 km

Eccentricity

0.00483

Inclination

98.0136°

RAAN

281.9804°

Arg. of periapsis

99.0262°

True anomaly

261.09595°

Mean anomaly

261.6425°

Eccentric anomaly

261.36918°

Mean motion

3.74886 °/min

Orbital period

96.03 mins

BSTAR

0.00027964

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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.
7 mins	2026-06-21 07:22:33.123Z	165.276° S	2026-06-21 07:26:33.123Z	355.959° N	44.163°	2026-06-21 07:29:33.123Z	347.934° N
5 mins	2026-06-21 20:39:33.123Z	348.924° N	2026-06-21 20:41:33.123Z	281.245° WNW	37.156°	2026-06-21 20:44:33.123Z	214.52° SW

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 61226

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:49:24.997Z)

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