CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0302
MINOTAUR 4 R/B
MINOTAUR 4 R/B (NORAD 37819) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 September 2013, after 1 year, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37819
International designator
2011-052B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
27 Sep 2011Kodiak
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Sep 2013Recorded time 00:02 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 11 months717 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.0°N to 63.0°SFinal inclination 63.0°
Mass
2,200 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 63.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.0°N and 63.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 11 monthsMINOTAUR 4 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Sep 2013
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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