Minotaur family
Minotaur V
Flights flown1
Success rate100%1/1
Payload to LEO1,735kg
Maiden flight2013-09-07
Peak year20131 flight
Minotaur V 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 7 September 2013.
Flight record
100% success rate1 of 1 flown
First flight2013-09-07
Latest flight2013-09-07
Failures0
Consecutive successes1
Payload
| Low Earth orbit | 1,735kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 5 |
|---|---|
| Length | 23.9m |
| Diameter | 2.35m |
| Launch mass | 36t |
| Liftoff thrust | 1,600kN |
| Maiden flight | 2013-09-07 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Lunar Orbit1
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-07 | Minotaur V | LADEE | Launch Area 0 B | Lunar 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.