CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0992
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 60080) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 July 2024 over the Arctic Ocean, after 19 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
60080
International designator
2024-114B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
20 Jun 2024Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jul 2024Recorded time 12:20 UTC
Time in orbit
19 days19 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 98.0°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 82.0°N, 8.0°W at 12:20 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.
Life in orbit
19 daysELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Jul 2024
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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