CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0178
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 58904) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February 2024 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
58904
International designator
2024-022F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
31 Jan 2024Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Feb 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 9 Feb 2024
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 21.0°N, 114.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysFrom the same launch
2024-022Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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