ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 62928

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B, 62928 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Sat, 08 Feb 2025 UTC via an ELECTRON launch vehicle 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	62928, 2025-028A
Orbit	SSO
Last TLE update	11 hours ago
Origin	Rocket Lab (US)
Manufacturer	Rocket Lab
Mission	Spacecraft
Bus & Motor	KICK STAGE, CURIE
Mass	~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2025-02-08 (1 month ago)
Launch vehicle	ELECTRON
Launch site	Rocket Lab Launch Complex (RLLC)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Unknown
Radar Cross Section	Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
1 62928U 25028A   25070.73352874  .00004039  00000-0  46097-3 0  9992
2 62928  97.9524 126.5754 0040889 287.9309  71.7450 14.86069953  4584

Epoch: 2025-03-11T17:36Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-11T17:36:16.883Z)

Latitude	-0.00002°
Longitude	52.87282°
Altitude	604.41 km
Speed	7.562 km/s
True Right ascension	08h 26m 18s
True Declination	0° 00' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-57.17871°
Longitude	-139.11823°
Altitude	613.43 km
Speed	7.561 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	20h 14m 16s
Apparent Declination	-49° 02' 24"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	08:42:05
Azimuth	153.851° SSE
Elevation	-79.625°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	635.827 km
Perigee altitude	578.702 km
Semi-major axis	6,985.402 km
Eccentricity	0.0040889
Inclination	97.9524°
RAAN	126.5754°
Arg. of periapsis	287.9309°
True anomaly	72.19068°
Mean anomaly	71.745°
Eccentric anomaly	71.96777°
Mean motion	3.71754 °/min
BSTAR	0.00046097
Orbital period	96.84 mins

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ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined

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.
7 mins	2025-03-12 16:48:16.132Z	0.297° NNE	2025-03-12 16:51:16.132Z	285.052° WNW	40.67°	2025-03-12 16:55:16.132Z	207.653° SW
7 mins	2025-03-13 03:40:16.132Z	168.189° S	2025-03-13 03:43:16.132Z	271.353° WNW	44.939°	2025-03-13 03:47:16.132Z	346.499° N

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