RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
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Entry number
Certificate pending

ELECTRON R/B (1)

ELECTRON R/B (1) (NORAD 68800) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 May 2026, after 11 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
68800
International designator
2026-088J
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Apr 2026Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
4 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
250 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

11 days

Also ended on 4 May 2026

2 entries
PendingSTARLINK-5228PendingCZ-6A DEB

From the same launch

2026-088
PendingELECTRON R/B (2)
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