ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 63359

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 63359 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Wed, 26 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

63359, 2025-061J

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

12 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)

2025-03-26 (2 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, Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 63359U 25061J   25136.89359172  .00011670  00000-0  51382-3 0  9998
2 63359  97.5178 113.3961 0051411 116.6171 244.0344 15.20785057  7787

Epoch: 2025-05-16T21:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-16T21:26:46.324Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

-83.13964°

Altitude

522.2 km

Speed

7.594 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 33m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.33256°

Longitude

97.04654°

Altitude

493.059 km

Speed

7.626 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 13m 27s

Apparent Declination

-54° 26' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:58:29

Azimuth

146.536° SSE

Elevation

-18.946°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

535.804 km

Perigee altitude

465.077 km

Semi-major axis

6,878.578 km

Eccentricity

0.00514

Inclination

97.5178°

RAAN

113.3961°

Arg. of periapsis

116.6171°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

244.0344°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.80448 °/min

Orbital period

94.63 mins

BSTAR

0.00051382

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LEMUR 2 KREMPEL-BRO2, 63353

LEMUR 2 THERMORAPTOR, 63354

LEMUR 2 NEUROSPICY, 63355

LEMUR 2 TILLINFINITY, 63356

LEMUR 2 KREMPEL-BRO1, 63357

LEMUR 2 LANGER2SPACE, 63358

ELECTRON R/B, 63360 (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.
4 mins	2025-05-17 10:39:39.027Z	50.275° ENE	2025-05-17 10:41:39.027Z	98.123° ESE	23.311°	2025-05-17 10:43:39.027Z	144.336° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-17 22:50:39.027Z	196.083° SSW	2025-05-17 22:52:39.027Z	239.96° WSW	32.293°	2025-05-17 22:55:39.027Z	327.074° NNW

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