Key statistics
Satellite MINOTAUR R/B at a glance.
Uptime
9397
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: 100.079 minutes
Inclination: 100.1884 deg
SMA: 7140.403 km
Apoapsis: 785.237 km
Periapsis: 739.3 km
RAAN: 198.8277 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00321671
Argument of periapsis: 322.2815 deg
Mean anomaly: 37.6112 deg
Mean motion: 14.38860384 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000389 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014485127 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 11:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MINOTAUR R/B
TLE line 1: 1 26066U 00004F 25291.98374005 .00000389 00000-0 14485-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 26066 100.1884 198.8277 0032167 322.2815 37.6112 14.38860384349560
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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