ELECTRON R/B
Launch
Launched on May 22, 2026 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, New Zealand aboard a Electron.
Electron | Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9) →No longer in orbit
ELECTRON R/B reentered Earth's atmosphere on Jun 7, 2026. The orbit below is the last tracked element set, shown for reference — it is not a current position.
Last tracked · TLE epoch 2026-06-07 12:15 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
May 22, 2026
Reentered
Jun 7, 2026
Mass
—
Apogee
199 km
Perigee
147 km
Inclination
44.88°
Period
87.8 min
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for ELECTRON R/B across 10 days of archived orbital elements (12 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-186.9 km
Rate
-18.44 km/day
Now
147 × 199 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
Launched with
2 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2026-112 (Electron | Viva La StriX (StriX Launch 9)).
- STRIX-7 · 69177
- ELECTRON KICK STAGE R/B · 69178
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