ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 63306

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 63306 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Tue, 18 Mar 2025 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

63306, 2025-056G

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day 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)

2025-03-18 (2 months ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Trunc Cone, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.760 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 63306U 25056G   25139.60127515  .00002914  00000-0  33577-3 0  9997
2 63306  97.9770 266.9742 0044495 191.2887 168.7334 14.85789500  9274

Epoch: 2025-05-19T14:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-19T14:25:50.172Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

173.00361°

Altitude

644.647 km

Speed

7.519 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 47m 53s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

25.74092°

Longitude

170.23536°

Altitude

643.834 km

Speed

7.522 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 46m 00s

Apparent Declination

-6° 13' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:18:20

Azimuth

305.562° NW

Elevation

-42.778°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

639.231 km

Perigee altitude

577.06 km

Semi-major axis

6,986.282 km

Eccentricity

0.00445

Inclination

97.977°

RAAN

266.9742°

Arg. of periapsis

191.2887°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

168.7334°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.71684 °/min

Orbital period

96.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00033577

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ELECTRON R/B, 63305 (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.
6 mins	2025-05-20 21:43:30.389Z	352.694° N	2025-05-20 21:45:30.389Z	304.39° NW	37.198°	2025-05-20 21:49:30.389Z	212.322° SW
7 mins	2025-05-21 08:34:30.389Z	172.358° S	2025-05-21 08:38:30.389Z	307.346° NW	43.175°	2025-05-21 08:41:30.389Z	342.794° N

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