CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1592
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 44635) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 September 2023, after 3 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44635
International designator
2019-069B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
17 Oct 2019Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Sep 2023UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 13 Sep 2023
Time in orbit
3 years, 10 months1,428 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
87.8°N to 87.8°SFinal inclination 87.8°
Mass
250 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 87.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 87.8°N and 87.8°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 10 monthsELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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