CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1588
MINOTAUR 4 R/B
MINOTAUR 4 R/B (NORAD 37169) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 October 2024, after 14 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
37169
International designator
2010-048B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 Sep 2010Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Oct 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 years5,123 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.1°N to 82.1°SFinal inclination 97.9°
Mass
500 kg
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 97.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.1°N and 82.1°S.
Life in orbit
14 yearsMINOTAUR 4 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Oct 2024
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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