🚀Launchpad

Minotaur I

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Family
Minotaur
Maiden flight
2000-01-27
Length
19.21 m
Diameter
1.67 m
Payload to LEO
580 kg
Launches
12
Successful
12

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.