CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1897
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 67072) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 December 2025 over Europe, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
67072
International designator
2025-297A
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Dec 2025Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Dec 2025Recorded time 14:31 UTC
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
250 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 60.0°N, 29.0°E at 14:31 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
10 daysAlso ended on 24 Dec 2025
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-297Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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