On the inaugural flight of the Taurus XL configuration (later renamed Minotaur-C), Orbital Sciences launched Taiwan's ROCSAT-2 (Formosat-2) Earth-imaging satellite from Vandenberg AFB.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- MEO
- Medium Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 764 kg
- Flight
- 1st
- Only Minotaur-C 3210 flight
- Date and time
- 20 May 2004, 17:47 UTC
- Rocket
- Minotaur-C 3210
- Builder
- OSC
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 2004-018
- Launches in 2004
- 18th of 54
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