CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0455
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 63028) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 February 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
63028
International designator
2025-033C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Feb 2025Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Feb 2025Recorded time 02:50 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
59.0°N to 59.0°SFinal inclination 59.0°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 5.0°S, 127.0°W at 02:50 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 59.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 59.0°N and 59.0°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 26 Feb 2025
8 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-033Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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