Orbital's Taurus, first flown in 1994 and renamed Minotaur-C in 2014. In 2011 its fairing fails to separate and NASA's Glory climate satellite is lost; its last flight, in 2017, carries a rideshare of Earth imaging satellites.
- Launches
- 4
- Success rate
- 75%
- 1 failure
- Builder
- OATK
- Height
- 27.2 m
- Diameter
- 2.4 m
- Stages
- 4
- Propellants
- Solid
- Payload to LEO
- 1,458 kg
Launches per year
Minotaur C
Other Minotaur rockets
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| Year | Launches | Minotaur C |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
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 |