CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0415
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 49473) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 November 2021, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49473
International designator
2021-106E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Nov 2021Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Nov 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.0°N to 42.0°SFinal inclination 42.0°
Mass
40 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 42.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.0°N and 42.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 22 Nov 2021
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-106
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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