CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1829
ELECTRON R/B (1)
ELECTRON R/B (1) (NORAD 66317) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 2025, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
66317
International designator
2025-252B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 Nov 2025Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month30 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.0°N to 42.0°SFinal inclination 42.0°
Mass
42 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 42.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 42.0°N and 42.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthELECTRON R/B (1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Dec 2025
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-252
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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