Orbital launch vehicle

Minotaur

Flights flown4

Success rate75%3/4

Maiden flight1994-03-13

Peak year19941 flight

Minotaur is built by Orbital ATK of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 13 March 1994 and last flew on 31 October 2017.

Flight record

4 records

75% success rate3 of 4 flown · 1 failed

1994peak 1994 · 1 flight2017

First flight1994-03-13

Latest flight2017-10-31

Failures1

Consecutive successes1

Fastest turnaround1664d 11h

Vehicle

C spec

Maiden flight	1994-03-13

Pads used

2 pads

Space Launch Complex 576E3 Space Launch Complex 81

Orbits delivered

2 orbits

Low Earth Orbit2Sun-Synchronous Orbit1

Launch history

4 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
2017-10-31	Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) \| 6 x SkySat & 4 x Dove	Space Launch Complex 576E	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2011-03-04	Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) \| Glory	Space Launch Complex 8		Failure
1998-10-03	Minotaur \| NROL-8	Space Launch Complex 576E	Low Earth Orbit	Success
1994-03-13	Minotaur \| STEP 0 & DARPASAT	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.