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Entry no.
2022-2287

ELECTRON R/B

ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 54229) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 November 2022 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 16 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
54229
International designator
2022-147C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
4 Nov 2022Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Nov 2022Recorded time 21:51 UTC
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 40.0°N, 65.0°W at 21:51 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 20 Nov 2022

1 entry
2022-2286ORBCOMM FM 16 DEB
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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