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Entry no.
2022-0065

ELECTRON R/B

ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 47970) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 January 2022 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
47970
International designator
2021-023F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
22 Mar 2021Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jan 2022Recorded time 06:37 UTC
Time in orbit
9 months299 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
45.0°N to 45.0°SFinal inclination 45.0°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 41.0°S, 95.0°W at 06:37 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 45.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 45.0°N and 45.0°S.

Life in orbit

9 months

ELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 15 Jan 2022

8 entries
2022-0063IRIDIUM 33 DEB2022-0064IRIDIUM 33 DEB2022-0066COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-0067COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-0068MINOTAUR 4 DEB2022-0069COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-0070COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-0071COSMOS 1408 DEB

From the same launch

2021-023
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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