Key statistics
Satellite MINOTAUR 1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
1595
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
55.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for MINOTAUR 1 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: MINOTAUR 1 R/B
International designator: 2021-052D
Object number (NORAD): 48849
Object ID (CCSDS): 48849
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 96.171 minutes
Inclination: 54.9901 deg
SMA: 6953.29 km
Apoapsis: 581.557 km
Periapsis: 568.752 km
RAAN: 42.3661 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00092074
Argument of periapsis: 71.3988 deg
Mean anomaly: 288.8021 deg
Mean motion: 14.97329197 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00002687 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025099111 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 27, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 26, 2025, 7:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 MINOTAUR 1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 48849U 21052D 25299.80745043 .00002687 00000-0 25099-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 48849 54.9901 42.3661 0009207 71.3988 288.8021 14.97329197141028
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite MINOTAUR 1 R/B.
Associated space launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
MINOTAUR 1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Minotaur I | NROL-111’, on board a Minotaur I space rocket.
The launch took place on June 15, 2021, 1:35 p.m. from Launch Area 0 B.
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Minotaur I | NROL-111
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 15, 2021, 1:35 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Minotaur I
Launch pad: Launch Area 0 B
Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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