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Entry no.
2021-0433

ELECTRON R/B

ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 49472) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 November 2021 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 12 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
49472
International designator
2021-106D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Nov 2021Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Nov 2021Recorded time 21:56 UTC
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.0°N to 42.0°SFinal inclination 42.0°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 42.0°S, 158.0°E at 21:56 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 42.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.0°N and 42.0°S.

Life in orbit

12 days

Also ended on 30 Nov 2021

5 entries
2021-0429WORLDVIEW 42021-0430FALCON 9 DEB2021-0431FALCON 9 DEB2021-0432FALCON 9 DEB2021-0434COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2021-106
2021-0415ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B2024-1493GLOBAL-15
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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