CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2013-0410
MINOTAUR 5 R/B(4)
MINOTAUR 5 R/B(4) (NORAD 39248) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 November 2013, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39248
International designator
2013-047B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Sep 2013Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Nov 2013UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months81 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.4°N to 37.4°SFinal inclination 37.4°
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 37.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.4°N and 37.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsAlso ended on 27 Nov 2013
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2013-047
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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