MINOTAUR 4 DEB, 54256

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MINOTAUR 4 DEB, 54256 is 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

54256, 2020-046AK

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

NGIS FSG

Mission

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 2 days ago

0 MINOTAUR 4 DEB
1 54256U 20046AK  25180.27509466  .00005849  00000-0  29713-3 0  9990
2 54256  54.2271  24.2438 0021061 329.2740  30.7035 15.18115552192403

Epoch: 2025-06-29T06:36Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-29T06:36:08.178Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

7.60813°

Altitude

500.076 km

Speed

7.622 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 36m 58s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-20.06934°

Longitude

-166.7509°

Altitude

526.499 km

Speed

7.595 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

12h 10m 59s

Apparent Declination

-33° 35' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:42:20

Azimuth

270.192° WNW

Elevation

-59.785°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

526.131 km

Perigee altitude

497.11 km

Semi-major axis

6,889.758 km

Eccentricity

0.00211

Inclination

54.2271°

RAAN

24.2438°

Arg. of periapsis

329.274°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

30.7035°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.79522 °/min

Orbital period

94.86 mins

BSTAR

0.00029713

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USA 308, 45876

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MINOTAUR 4 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
6 mins	2025-07-01 15:39:56.739Z	226.901° WSW	2025-07-01 15:42:56.739Z	55.489° ENE	44.93°	2025-07-01 15:45:56.739Z	48.303° ENE
6 mins	2025-07-01 22:18:56.739Z	324.53° NNW	2025-07-01 22:20:56.739Z	13.657° NNE	40.275°	2025-07-01 22:24:56.739Z	119.454° SE

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