CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0063
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 58580) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 January 2024, after 28 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58580
International designator
2023-196C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Dec 2023Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jan 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
28 days28 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.0°N to 42.0°SFinal inclination 42.0°
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 42.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.0°N and 42.0°S.
Life in orbit
28 daysELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Jan 2024
10 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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