Key statistics
Satellite MINOTAUR R/B at a glance.
Uptime
7446
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.8
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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: 2005-011B
Object number (NORAD): 28637
Object ID (CCSDS): 28637
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.971 minutes
Inclination: 98.757 deg
SMA: 7230.106 km
Apoapsis: 861.923 km
Periapsis: 842.019 km
RAAN: 239.4958 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00137647
Argument of periapsis: 32.1384 deg
Mean anomaly: 328.0625 deg
Mean motion: 14.12166132 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000099 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000077149607 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:45 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MINOTAUR R/B
TLE line 1: 1 28637U 05011B 25241.90640204 .00000099 00000-0 77150-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 28637 98.7570 239.4958 0013765 32.1384 328.0625 14.12166132 50252
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
USA-165 or XSS-11 (Experimental Satellite System-11) is a small, washing-machine-sized, low-cost spacecraft developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate to test technology for proximity operations.
MINOTAUR R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Minotaur I | XSS-11’, on board a Minotaur I space rocket.
The launch took place on April 11, 2005, 1:35 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 8.
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Minotaur I | XSS-11
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 11, 2005, 1:35 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Minotaur I
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 8
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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