CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0193
MINOTAUR R/B
MINOTAUR R/B (NORAD 42927) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 February 2024 over Africa, after 6 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
42927
International designator
2017-050G
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 Aug 2017Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Feb 2024Recorded time 22:27 UTC
Time in orbit
6 years, 5 months2,361 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.5°N to 24.5°SFinal inclination 24.5°
Mass
723 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 0.0°N, 41.0°E at 22:27 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 24.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.5°N and 24.5°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 5 monthsMINOTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Feb 2024
1 entryFrom the same launch
2017-050
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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