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Entry no.
2023-0086

MINOTAUR 4 DEB

MINOTAUR 4 DEB (NORAD 51454) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 January 2023.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
51454
International designator
2020-046S
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 Jul 2020Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Jan 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 years, 5 months913 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.3°N to 54.3°SFinal inclination 54.3°

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 54.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.3°N and 54.3°S.

Life in orbit

MINOTAUR 4 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 14 Jan 2023

11 entries
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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