CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0221
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 46270) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 September 2020 over Africa, after 19 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
46270
International designator
2020-060C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
31 Aug 2020Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Sep 2020UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
19 days19 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
45.1°N to 45.1°SFinal inclination 45.1°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 6.0°N, 42.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 45.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 45.1°N and 45.1°S.
Life in orbit
19 daysAlso ended on 19 Sep 2020
1 entryFrom the same launch
2020-060
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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