CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0047
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 47254) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 10 January 2024, after 3 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
47254
International designator
2020-098B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Dec 2020Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Jan 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years1,121 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.8°N to 82.8°SFinal inclination 97.2°
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 97.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.8°N and 82.8°S.
Life in orbit
3 yearsELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 10 Jan 2024
1 entryFrom the same launch
2020-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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