RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B
ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B (NORAD 63026) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 February 2026, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
63026
International designator
2025-033A
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Feb 2025Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Feb 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year370 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
59.0°N to 59.0°SFinal inclination 59.0°
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 59.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 59.0°N and 59.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Feb 2026
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2025-033
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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