CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-0541
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 51849) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 March 2022, after 15 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
51849
International designator
2022-020C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
28 Feb 2022Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Mar 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 97.7°
Mass
250 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 97.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
15 daysAlso ended on 15 Mar 2022
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-020
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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