CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-2071
MINOTAUR 4 DEB
MINOTAUR 4 DEB (NORAD 50152) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 December 2023.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
50152
International designator
2020-046K
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 Jul 2020Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Dec 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
3 years, 5 months1,261 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.2°N to 54.2°SFinal inclination 54.2°
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 54.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.2°N and 54.2°S.
Life in orbit
MINOTAUR 4 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Dec 2023
19 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.