CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2019-0150
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 44228) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 May 2019 over Africa, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44228
International designator
2019-026D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 May 2019Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
17 May 2019Recorded time 17:30 UTC
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
40.0°N to 40.0°SFinal inclination 40.0°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 4.0°N, 20.0°E at 17:30 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 40.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 40.0°N and 40.0°S.
Life in orbit
12 daysAlso ended on 17 May 2019
1 entryFrom the same launch
2019-026
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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