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Entry no.
2015-0479
MINOTAUR R/B
MINOTAUR R/B (NORAD 39409) came down while still attached to its host on 25 December 2015 over the Indian Ocean, after 2 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
39409
International designator
2013-064AF
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
20 Nov 2013Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Dec 2015Recorded time 04:49 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 1 month765 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
40.5°N to 40.5°SFinal inclination 40.5°
Mass
50 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 37.0°S, 104.0°E at 04:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 40.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 40.5°N and 40.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 1 monthMINOTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Dec 2015
1 entryFrom the same launch
2013-064
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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