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Entry no.
2020-0042

ELECTRON R/B

ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 45112) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 February 2020 over South America, after 22 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45112
International designator
2020-007C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
31 Jan 2020Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Feb 2020Recorded time 11:37 UTC
Time in orbit
22 days22 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 15.0°S, 50.0°W at 11:37 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.

Life in orbit

22 days

Also ended on 22 Feb 2020

1 entry
2020-0041MICROSAT-R DEB

From the same launch

2020-007
PendingELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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