In orbitDebris

MINOTAUR 4 DEB

NORAD: 54256
COSPAR: 2020-046AK

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Spacecraft

Built by: NG
Owner: US Space Force Space Systems Command

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S54256, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2020-07-15
Rocket: Minotaur IV
Flight: NROL-129
Mission name: NROL-129
Launch site: MARS, Pad 0B
Launched by: NG
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2020-046

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2020-046, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Debris
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2020-07-15
Period: 93.4 min
Inclination: 54.23°
Apogee: 448 km
Perigee: 437 km

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: MINOTAUR 4 R/B (NORAD 45877)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Debris29 in total, 2 still in orbit
Payload4 in total, 4 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit