CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2011-0089
MINOTAUR R/B
MINOTAUR R/B (NORAD 29654) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 2011, after 4 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
29654
International designator
2006-058B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Dec 2006Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 2011UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 3 months1,568 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
40.0°N to 40.0°SFinal inclination 40.0°
Mass
1,180 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 40.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 40.0°N and 40.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 3 monthsMINOTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Apr 2011
1 entryFrom the same launch
2006-058
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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