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Minotaur I

The Minotaur I, or just Minotaur is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minuteman II missile. It is used to launch small satellites for the U.S. government and is a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation. The Minotaur I is the follow-on to the Orbital Sciences' Taurus (later re-named the "Minotaur-C") launch vehicle, combining the original Taurus's booster stage with a second stage from a Minuteman missile.

Missions: 12
Successes: 12
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 0
Success Streak: 12
Success Rate: 100%
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Configurations

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

Launch Sites

LP-0B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Launches

Northrop
Minotaur I | (USA-316 to USA-318) (NROL-111)
Tue Jun 15, 2021 13:35 UTC
LP-0B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | ORS-3
Wed Nov 20, 2013 01:15 UTC
LP-0B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | ORS-1
Thu Jun 30, 2011 03:09 UTC
LP-0B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | RPP (USA-225) (NROL-66)
Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:26 UTC
SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | TacSat-3, Pharmasat and Others
Tue May 19, 2009 23:55 UTC
LP-0B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | NFIRE
Tue Apr 24, 2007 06:48 UTC
LP-0B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | TacSat-2 & GeneSat-1
Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:00 UTC
LP-0B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | COSMIC (FORMOSAT-3)
Sat Apr 15, 2006 01:40 UTC
SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | Streak (STP-R1)
Fri Sep 23, 2005 02:24 UTC
SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | XSS-11
Mon Apr 11, 2005 13:35 UTC
SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | MightySat 2.1
Wed Jul 19, 2000 20:09 UTC
SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Northrop
Minotaur I | JAWSat
Thu Jan 27, 2000 03:03 UTC
SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA