Minotaur I: next launch, record and specs
The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. The first and second stages, taken directly from decommissioned Minuteman missiles, are mated to the Orion third and fourth stages taken from the Pegasus XL air-launched rocket family. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.
Record
12 launches, 12 successful (100%), 12 successes in a row.
Upcoming Minotaur I launches
None on the schedule right now.
Specifications
- Maker: Orbital Sciences Corporation
- First flight: 2000-01-27
- Height: 19.21 m
- Diameter: 1.67 m
- Payload to low Earth orbit: 580 kg
- Reusable: No