Key statistics
Satellite MINOTAUR R/B at a glance.
Uptime
9231
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
100.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MINOTAUR R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MINOTAUR R/B
International designator: 2000-004F
Object number (NORAD): 26066
Object ID (CCSDS): 26066
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.085 minutes
Inclination: 100.2103 deg
SMA: 7140.686 km
Apoapsis: 786.321 km
Periapsis: 738.781 km
RAAN: 1.7473 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0033288
Argument of periapsis: 71.4216 deg
Mean anomaly: 289.0577 deg
Mean motion: 14.38774811 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000225 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000092059 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 6, 2025, 3:54 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 5, 2025, 10:08 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MINOTAUR R/B
TLE line 1: 1 26066U 00004F 25125.92273364 .00000225 00000-0 92059-4 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 26066 100.2103 1.7473 0033288 71.4216 289.0577 14.38774811325682
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MINOTAUR R/B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object MINOTAUR R/B.
Associated space launch
The JAWSAT (Joint Air Force Academy / Weber State University Satellite) project was developed by students working alongside aerospace professionals. Initially designed with a pulsed-plasma thruster to train Air Force Academy cadets (see JAWSAT), the mission has since evolved to include the efforts of several universities, local aerospace companies, the Air Force Academy, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and NASA. Utilizing breakthrough technologies, JAWSAT deployed four satellites when it reached orbit. The onboard imaging system recorded the deployment of each payload with its six digital cameras. The first free-flying Academy satellite, FalconSat-1 carried the CHAWS (Charging Hazards and Wake Studies) experiment developed by the Physics Department at the Academy.
MINOTAUR R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Minotaur I | JAWSAT & FalconSat 1’, on board a Minotaur I space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 27, 2000, 3:03 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 8.
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Minotaur I | JAWSAT & FalconSat 1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 27, 2000, 3:03 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Minotaur I
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 8
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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