ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 65117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 65117 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 05 Aug 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

65117, 2025-169B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

None

Manufacturer

Rocket Lab

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

KICK STAGE, CURIE

Mass

~42 kg wet, ~42 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2025-08-05 (4 weeks 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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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 65117U 25169B   25241.21087426  .00007721  00000-0  66762-3 0  9994
2 65117  42.0112 179.4488 0005632  71.1613 288.9822 14.97413888  3597

Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:03:39.536Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

125.87127°

Altitude

573.289 km

Speed

7.577 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 57m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight 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

14:54:42

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

580.89 km

Perigee altitude

573.056 km

Semi-major axis

6,955.11 km

Eccentricity

0.00056

Inclination

42.0112°

RAAN

179.4488°

Arg. of periapsis

71.1613°

True anomaly

288.92116°

Mean anomaly

288.9822°

Eccentric anomaly

288.95168°

Mean motion

3.74186 °/min

Orbital period

96.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00066762

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ELECTRON R/B, 65118

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	2025-08-30 00:31:31.515Z	253.071° W	2025-08-30 00:35:31.515Z	236.105° WSW	44.895°	2025-08-30 00:39:31.515Z	75.367° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 02:14:31.515Z	285.719° WNW	2025-08-30 02:16:31.515Z	329.974° NNW	41.354°	2025-08-30 02:20:31.515Z	83.597° E
6 mins	2025-08-30 03:55:31.515Z	280.343° WNW	2025-08-30 03:58:31.515Z	154.028° SSE	42.31°	2025-08-30 04:01:31.515Z	117.126° SE
4 mins	2025-08-30 05:37:31.515Z	239.106° WSW	2025-08-30 05:38:31.515Z	220.402° SW	19.224°	2025-08-30 05:41:31.515Z	171.208° S
6 mins	2025-08-30 22:54:31.515Z	209.288° SW	2025-08-30 22:56:31.515Z	162.21° S	32.793°	2025-08-30 23:00:31.515Z	83.651° E

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 65117

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T05:03:39.536Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #169 in the year 2025 (2025-08-05 UTC)

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago