CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0316
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 47348) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 September 2021 over the Southern Ocean, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47348
International designator
2021-004C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
20 Jan 2021Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Sep 2021Recorded time 21:16 UTC
Time in orbit
7 months239 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.9°N to 89.9°SFinal inclination 89.9°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 77.0°S, 86.0°W at 21:16 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 89.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.9°N and 89.9°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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