Minotaur family
Minotaur-C 2210
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 LEO1,380kg
Maiden flight1998-02-10
Peak year19981 flight
Minotaur-C 2210 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 10 February 1998.
Flight record
100% success rate1 of 1 flown
First flight1998-02-10
Latest flight1998-02-10
Failures0
Consecutive successes1
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1,380kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 4 |
|---|---|
| Length | 29.7m |
| Diameter | 2.35m |
| Launch mass | 73t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,380kN |
| Maiden flight | 1998-02-10 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-10 | Taurus 2210 | GFO | Space Launch Complex 576E | Low Earth 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.