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MINOTAUR 4 DEB, 52981 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MINOTAUR 4 DEB, 52981 was space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Wed, 15 Jul 2020 UTC launched from the Wallops Island (WLPIS). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

52981, 2020-046AJ

Orbit

Decayed

Last TLE update

4 months ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

NGIS FSG

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2020-07-15 (5 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Wallops Island (WLPIS)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 4 months ago

0 MINOTAUR 4 DEB
1 52981U 20046AJ  25055.88782887  .00492692  00000-0  39392-2 0  9990
2 52981  53.9161 113.7937 0008741  56.1880 303.9978 15.69055250165213

Epoch: 2025-02-24T21:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-02-24T21:18:28.414Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-0.82436°

Altitude

359.308 km

Speed

7.697 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 35m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Visualization observer readout

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Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

367.629 km

Perigee altitude

355.847 km

Semi-major axis

6,739.875 km

Eccentricity

0.00087

Inclination

53.9161°

RAAN

113.7937°

Arg. of periapsis

56.188°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

303.9978°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.92252 °/min

Orbital period

91.78 mins

BSTAR

0.0039392

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MINOTAUR 4 DEB Visibility

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

This satellite is decayed

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Check out MINOTAUR 4 DEB, 52981 (Decayed) on other resources

View MINOTAUR 4 DEB, 52981 (Decayed) on Celestrak

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