CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2012-0399
MINOTAUR R/B
MINOTAUR R/B (NORAD 35006) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 November 2012, after 3 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
35006
International designator
2009-028F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
19 May 2009Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 2012UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 5 months1,266 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
40.4°N to 40.4°SFinal inclination 40.4°
Mass
410 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 40.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 40.4°N and 40.4°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 5 monthsMINOTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Nov 2012
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2009-028
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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