ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 65973
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 65973 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 14 Oct 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Rocket Lab
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
KICK STAGE, CURIE
Mass
~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 8.0 m
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 65973U 25229C 25312.64115134 .00011571 00000-0 85047-3 0 9990
2 65973 41.9842 68.1511 0039632 48.2215 312.1988 15.02722251 3751Epoch: 2025-11-08T15:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-08T15:23:15.475Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
149.26877°
Altitude
539.769 km
Speed
7.604 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 32m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:14:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
588.098 km
Perigee altitude
533.099 km
Semi-major axis
6,938.736 km
Eccentricity
0.00396
Inclination
41.9842°
RAAN
68.1511°
Arg. of periapsis
48.2215°
True anomaly
311.86124°
Mean anomaly
312.1988°
Eccentric anomaly
312.03013°
Mean motion
3.75511 °/min
Orbital period
95.87 mins
BSTAR
0.00085047
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Other satellites on launch #229 in the year 2025 (2025-10-14 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 7 mins | 2025-11-10 10:39:26.293Z | 216.777° SW | 2025-11-10 10:42:26.293Z | 166.809° S | 29.699° | 2025-11-10 10:46:26.293Z | 85.347° E |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-10 12:20:26.293Z | 261.908° W | 2025-11-10 12:23:26.293Z | 354.464° N | 44.492° | 2025-11-10 12:27:26.293Z | 75.509° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-10 14:01:26.293Z | 285.377° WNW | 2025-11-10 14:04:26.293Z | 21.29° NNE | 42.613° | 2025-11-10 14:07:26.293Z | 87.547° E |
| 6 mins | 2025-11-10 15:42:26.293Z | 275.418° WNW | 2025-11-10 15:45:26.293Z | 176.098° S | 38.585° | 2025-11-10 15:48:26.293Z | 127.033° SE |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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