Minotaur I

Orbital Sciences Corporation developed Minotaur I, a Minotaur vehicle operated by Orbital Sciences Corporation.

Specifications

Height: 19.21 m
Diameter: 1.67 m
Mass: 36000 kg
Stages: 5
Thrust: 935 kN
LEO payload: 580 kg
First flight: Jan 27, 2000

Manufacturer & operator

Family: Minotaur
Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences Corporation
Operator: —
Country: United States of America

Launch sites

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (6 launches)
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA (6 launches)

Launch history

12 launches to date.

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | NROL-111

Jun 15, 2021 UTC

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | ORS-3

Nov 20, 2013 UTC

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | ORS-1 (USA-231)

Jun 30, 2011 UTC

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | NROL-66 (RPP) (USA-225)

Feb 6, 2011 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | Tacsat 3

May 20, 2009 UTC

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | NFIRE

Apr 24, 2007 UTC

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | Tacsat 2

Dec 16, 2006 UTC

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | COSMIC 1-6

Apr 15, 2006 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | STP-R1

Sep 23, 2005 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation

SUCCESS

Minotaur I

Minotaur I | XSS-11

Apr 11, 2005 UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Orbital Sciences Corporation