Minotaur family
Minotaur-C 1110
American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.
Flights flown1
Success rate100%1/1
Payload to LEO1,320kg
Maiden flight2000-03-12
Peak year20001 flight
Minotaur-C 1110 is built by Orbital Sciences Corporation of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 12 March 2000.
Flight record
100% success rate1 of 1 flown
First flight2000-03-12
Latest flight2000-03-12
Failures0
Consecutive successes1
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1,320kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 27.9m |
| Diameter | 2.35m |
| Launch mass | 73t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,320kN |
| Maiden flight | 2000-03-12 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Polar Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-03-12 | Taurus 1110 | MTI | Space Launch Complex 576E | Polar Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia
Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.