Key statistics
Satellite MINOTAUR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
9231
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
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 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: MINOTAUR DEB
International designator: 2000-004G
Object number (NORAD): 26079
Object ID (CCSDS): 26079
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.411 minutes
Inclination: 100.2038 deg
SMA: 7108.605 km
Apoapsis: 751.964 km
Periapsis: 708.976 km
RAAN: 79.3153 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0030237
Argument of periapsis: 239.9677 deg
Mean anomaly: 148.3302 deg
Mean motion: 14.48525592 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001589 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00043743 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, 8:27 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MINOTAUR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 26079U 00004G 25125.85231492 .00001589 00000-0 43743-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 26079 100.2038 79.3153 0030237 239.9677 148.3302 14.48525592328612
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MINOTAUR DEB.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object MINOTAUR DEB.
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 DEB 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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