CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0410
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 49053) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 November 2021 over the Indian Ocean, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49053
International designator
2021-068B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
29 Jul 2021Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Nov 2021Recorded time 00:51 UTC
Time in orbit
3 months109 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.0°N to 37.0°SFinal inclination 37.0°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 3.0°S, 68.0°E at 00:51 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 37.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.0°N and 37.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Nov 2021
1 entryFrom the same launch
2021-068
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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