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2023-2026
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 43164) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 December 2023, after 5 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43164
International designator
2018-010B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
21 Jan 2018Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Dec 2023UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 10 months2,156 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.9°N to 82.9°SFinal inclination 82.9°
Mass
45 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 82.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.9°N and 82.9°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 10 monthsELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Dec 2023
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2018-010
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.