CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0078
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 67229) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 January 2026 over the Indian Ocean, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
67229
International designator
2025-307B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
21 Dec 2025Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Jan 2026Recorded time 00:56 UTC
Time in orbit
1 month34 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 34.0°S, 90.0°E at 00:56 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 24 Jan 2026
1 entryFrom the same launch
2025-307
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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