CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1384
MINOTAUR 4 DEB
MINOTAUR 4 DEB (NORAD 51455) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 September 2024.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
51455
International designator
2020-046T
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 Jul 2020Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Sep 2024UTC calendar day
Time since launch
4 years, 1 month1,514 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
54.1°N to 54.1°SFinal inclination 54.1°
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 54.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 54.1°N and 54.1°S.
Life in orbit
MINOTAUR 4 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Sep 2024
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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