CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-2011
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 61792) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 December 2024, after 28 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
61792
International designator
2024-201A
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 Nov 2024Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Dec 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
28 days28 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.1°N to 82.1°SFinal inclination 97.9°
Mass
50 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 97.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.1°N and 82.1°S.
Life in orbit
28 daysELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Dec 2024
14 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-201
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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