CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1136
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 59883) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 June 2025, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
59883
International designator
2024-099C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
25 May 2024Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Jun 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year376 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Jun 2025
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2024-099
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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