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Entry no.
2023-1530

MINOTAUR 4 DEB

MINOTAUR 4 DEB (NORAD 52978) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 August 2023.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
52978
International designator
2020-046AF
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 Jul 2020Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Aug 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
3 years, 1 month1,137 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

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

Also ended on 26 Aug 2023

11 entries
2023-1529CAPELLA-7 (WHITNEY)2023-1520CZ-4 DEB2023-1521FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1522FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1523FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1524FENGYUN 1C DEB2023-1525WORLDVIEW 2 DEB2023-1526RESURS O1 DEB2023-1527RESURS O1 DEB2023-1528MINOTAUR 4 DEB2023-1531CZ-2D DEB
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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