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Entry no.
2022-1966

ELECTRON R/B

ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 53103) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 October 2022 over North America, after 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
53103
International designator
2022-079B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jul 2022Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Oct 2022Recorded time 19:36 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months81 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
40.0°N to 40.0°SFinal inclination 40.0°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 38.0°N, 84.0°W at 19:36 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 40.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 40.0°N and 40.0°S.

Life in orbit

2 months

Also ended on 2 Oct 2022

5 entries
2022-1961FENGYUN 1C DEB2022-1962CZ-2D DEB2022-1963COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1964COSMOS 1408 DEB2022-1965COSMOS 1408 DEB
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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