Minotaur I

Status

Success

JAWSat

Launch Time
Thu Jan 27, 2000 03:03 UTC

First launch of the Minotaur I.

Rocket

Minotaur I

Image Credit: Northrop Grumman

Northrop

Status: Active

Price: $40.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 935 kN

Payload to LEO: 580 kg

Stages: 4

Strap-ons: 0

Rocket Height: 19.21 m

Fairing Diameter: 1.27 m

Fairing Height: 3.79 m

Details

Mission Details

JAWSat

The Joint Air Force-Weber State University Satellite (JAWSAT) is an American military mini-satellite. After its own launch, JAWSAT deployed four microsatellites: FalconSAT-1, OCSE, OPAL, and ASUSat. JAWSAT also carried NASA's Plasma Experiment Satellite Test (PEST)

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 191.0 kg

Polar Orbit

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Location

SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

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Stats

2000

4th orbital launch attempt

1st mission

1st mission of 2000

1st successful mission