CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-1027
ELECTRON R/B
ELECTRON R/B (NORAD 100245) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 September 2026, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
100245
International designator
2026-180C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Aug 2026Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Sep 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month51 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
42.0°N to 42.0°SFinal inclination 42.0°
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’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Sep 2026
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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