Minotaur C (Taurus)
Description
Minotaur-C (Minotaur Commercial), formerly known as Taurus or Taurus XL, is a four-stage solid-fueled launch vehicle built in the United States by Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman). It is based on the air-launched Pegasus rocket from the same manufacturer, utilizing a "zeroth stage" in place of an airplane.
Missions
10
Success Rate
70.0%
Successes
7
Failures
3
Success Streak
1
Partial Failures
0
Previous
October 31, 2017
SkySat 8 to 13 & Flock-3m 1 to 4
Minotaur C (Taurus) | Northrop
Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
March 4, 2011
Glory, KySat-1, Hermes, and Explorer-1 [PRIME]
Minotaur C (Taurus) | Northrop
Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Configurations
Active
Minotaur C (Taurus)
Active Since 1994
Price
$45.00 million
Rocket
Height: 27.9m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 1,458 kg
Liftoff Thrust
1,607 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 2.34m
Stages
4