In orbitRocket body

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B

NORAD: 101148
COSPAR: 2026-239E

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Spacecraft

Built by: Rocket Lab Ltd.
Owner: Rocket Lab Ltd.
Platform (bus): Kick Stage
Main engine: Curie
Mass at launch: 42 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Dry mass: 42 kg(estimate, good to about 20%)
Length: 0.4 m
Diameter: 1.2 m
Span with arrays and booms: 1.2 m
Shape: Trunc cone

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S101148, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2026-10-23
Rocket: Electron
Flight: We're not Hawking Around
Mission name: Hawk 16A/B/C
Launch site: MAHIA, LC1A
Launched by: Rocket Lab Ltd.
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2026-239

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2026-239, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2026-10-23
Period: 91.3 min
Inclination: 97.46°
Apogee: 466 km
Perigee: 209 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 101147)
Catalogued pieces that came from it: 3

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Payload3 in total, 3 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit