RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 53817) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 August 2026, after 3 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
53817
International designator
2022-113C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Sep 2022Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Aug 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 10 months1,423 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 97.4°
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 97.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 10 monthsELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Aug 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2022-113
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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