DECAYED

ELECTRON R/B, 62408 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON R/B, 62408 was space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 21 Dec 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

62408, 2024-248C

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

6 months ago

Origin

Rocket Lab USA Inc (US)

Manufacturer

Rocket Lab

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ELECTRON ST2, Unknown motor

Mass

250 kg wet, ~250 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2024-12-21 (6 months ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

2.827 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 6 months ago

0 ELECTRON R/B
1 62408U 24248C   24364.74937155  .28433707  19034-5  47794-3 0  9990
2 62408  97.5072 319.3027 0052142 205.7092 203.0096 16.41320653  1299

Epoch: 2024-12-29T17:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-12-29T17:59:05.701Z)

Latitude

48.04216°

Longitude

-57.53214°

Altitude

201.353 km

Speed

7.772 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 43m 41s

True Declination

47° 51' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

No trajectory is available.

Visualization observer readout

No trajectory is available.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

193.189 km

Perigee altitude

125.016 km

Semi-major axis

6,537.239 km

Eccentricity

0.00521

Inclination

97.5072°

RAAN

319.3027°

Arg. of periapsis

205.7092°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

203.0096°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

4.10631 °/min

Orbital period

87.67 mins

BSTAR

0.00047794

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ELECTRON R/B Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

This satellite is decayed

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