CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0479
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 49952) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 December 2021 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
49952
International designator
2021-120D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
9 Dec 2021Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Dec 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 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 positionRecorded position 42.0°N, 165.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 42.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.0°N and 42.0°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 17 Dec 2021
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-120
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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