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Entry no.
2018-0250
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 43691) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 December 2018 over Europe, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43691
International designator
2018-088B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
11 Nov 2018Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Dec 2018UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 28 Dec 2018
Time in orbit
1 month48 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
85.0°N to 85.0°SFinal inclination 85.0°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 59.0°N, 44.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 85.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.0°N and 85.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2018-088
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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