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Entry no.
2020-0431

ELECTRON R/B

ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 47255) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 December 2020 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 13 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47255
International designator
2020-098C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Dec 2020Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Dec 2020Recorded time 08:13 UTC
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 97.3°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 49.0°S, 153.0°W at 08:13 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.

Life in orbit

13 days

Also ended on 28 Dec 2020

4 entries
2020-0430KZ-1A R/B2020-0427DMSP 5D-2 F11 DEB2020-0428FENGYUN 1C DEB2020-0429MICROSAT-R DEB

From the same launch

2020-098
2023-1807STRIX-ALPHA2024-0047ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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