RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
ELECTRON R/B (2)
ELECTRON R/B (2) (NORAD 68801) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 2026, after 19 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
68801
International designator
2026-088K
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Apr 2026Rocket Lab Launch Complex
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
19 days19 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.5°N to 82.5°SFinal inclination 97.5°
Mass
50 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 97.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.5°N and 82.5°S.
Life in orbit
19 daysELECTRON R/B (2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2026-088
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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