CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-0835
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 52199) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 April 2022, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
52199
International designator
2022-034E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
2 Apr 2022Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Apr 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
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 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysAlso ended on 11 Apr 2022
20 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-034
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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