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Entry no.
2025-1036

ELECTRON R/B

ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 56755) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 May 2025 over South America, after 1 year, 11 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
56755
International designator
2023-073D
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 May 2023Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 14 May 2025
Time in orbit
1 year, 11 months720 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.4°N to 35.4°SFinal inclination 35.4°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 16.0°S, 43.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.4°N and 35.4°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 11 months

ELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 15 May 2025

9 entries
2025-1034STARLINK-15032025-1027IRIDIUM 33 DEB2025-1028ARIANE 1 DEB2025-1029DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB2025-1030DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB2025-1031FENGYUN 1C DEB2025-1032NOAA 16 DEB2025-1033DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB2025-1035COSMOS 2251 DEB

From the same launch

2023-073
2025-1058ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B2025-1455TROPICS-072025-1855TROPICS-03
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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