Rocket family
Minotaur
United States1994 to 2026Minotaur combines retired Minuteman and Peacekeeper missile motors with Orbital Sciences' commercial stages, giving the US government an inexpensive way to launch small satellites. The family also includes Taurus, later renamed Minotaur-C, which launches from a simple ground stand.
- Launches
- 30
- Success rate
- 90%
- 3 failures
- First flight
- 1994
- Minotaur C
- Last flight
- 2026
- Minotaur IV
- Rocket types
- 11
Launches per year
Show as table
| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Minotaur rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minotaur C | 1994 to 2017 | 4 | 75% | 27.2 m | 1,458 kg |
| Minotaur-C 2210 | 1998 | 1 | 100% | 29.7 m | 1,380 kg |
| Minotaur-C 2110 | 1999 to 2001 | 2 | 50% | 27.9 m | 1,380 kg |
| Minotaur I | 2000 to 2021 | 12 | 100% | 19.2 m | 580 kg |
| Minotaur-C 1110 | 2000 | 1 | 100% | 27.9 m | 1,320 kg |
| Minotaur-C 3210 | 2004 | 1 | 100% | 31.6 m | 1,350 kg |
| Minotaur-C 3110 | 2009 | 1 | 0% | 31.6 m | 1,350 kg |
| Minotaur IV | 2010 to 2026 | 5 | 100% | 23.9 m | 1,735 kg |
| Minotaur IV HAPS | 2010 | 1 | 100% | 23.9 m | 1,750 kg |
| Minotaur IV+ | 2011 | 1 | 100% | 23.9 m | 1,950 kg |
| Minotaur V | 2013 | 1 | 100% | 23.9 m | 1,735 kg |