CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1454
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 65118) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 September 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
65118
International designator
2025-169C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 Aug 2025Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Sep 2025Recorded time 18:48 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month31 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.0°N to 42.0°SFinal inclination 42.0°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 19.0°S, 173.0°W at 18:48 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 42.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.0°N and 42.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthELECTRON R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Sep 2025
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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