RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 45111) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 March 2026, after 6 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
45111
International designator
2020-007B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
31 Jan 2020Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 1 month2,241 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
69.9°N to 69.9°SFinal inclination 69.9°
Mass
40 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 69.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.9°N and 69.9°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 1 monthELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Mar 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2020-007
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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