CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0782
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 55984) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 April 2023, after 15 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
55984
International designator
2023-041D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2023Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Apr 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Apr 2023
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.0°N to 42.0°SFinal inclination 42.0°
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 42.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.0°N and 42.0°S.
Life in orbit
15 daysAlso ended on 8 Apr 2023
21 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-041
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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