CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0399
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 54025) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 February 2023 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
54025
International designator
2022-127C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Oct 2022Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Feb 2023Recorded time 13:53 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months143 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.7°N to 81.7°SFinal inclination 98.3°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 33.0°S, 105.0°W at 13:53 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.7°N and 81.7°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Feb 2023
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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