CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1449
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 57394) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 August 2023 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 17 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57394
International designator
2023-100J
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Jul 2023Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Aug 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 3 Aug 2023
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.6°N to 80.6°SFinal inclination 99.4°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 16.0°N, 62.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 99.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.6°N and 80.6°S.
Life in orbit
17 daysAlso ended on 4 Aug 2023
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-100
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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