CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0117
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 67074) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 February 2026, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
67074
International designator
2025-297C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Dec 2025Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month49 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Feb 2026
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-297
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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