CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2018-0014
MINOTAUR R/B
MINOTAUR R/B (NORAD 29053) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 February 2018, after 11 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
29053
International designator
2006-011G
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Apr 2006Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Feb 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 years, 9 months4,312 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.0°N to 72.0°SFinal inclination 72.0°
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 72.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.0°N and 72.0°S.
Life in orbit
11 years, 9 monthsMINOTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Feb 2018
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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