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Entry no.
2023-0708

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B

ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 55985) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 April 2023, after 8 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
55985
International designator
2023-041E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2023Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Apr 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.0°N to 42.0°SFinal inclination 42.0°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 42.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.0°N and 42.0°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

Also ended on 1 Apr 2023

21 entries
2023-0699SPACEBEE-642023-0700SPACEBEE-992023-0704USA 3212023-0706CLICK-A2023-0688ATLAS 3B CENTAUR R/B2023-0687COSMOS 249 DEB *2023-0689IRIDIUM 33 DEB2023-0690SL-14 DEB2023-0691IRIDIUM 33 DEB2023-0692COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0693COSMOS 2251 DEB2023-0694IRIDIUM 33 DEB+9 more

From the same launch

2023-041
2023-0782ELECTRON R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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