Minotaur-C

Taurus
Image by NASA

Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences

Height: 27.9 m
Diameter: 2.35 m
Payload to LEO: 1.32 tons
Total Mass: 73 tons

Launch Sites: Vandenberg, Wallops, Kodiak, Cape Canaveral
First Flight: April 13, 1994
Last Flight: Active
Total Launches: 9
Successful Launches: 6

 

 

Minotaur-C

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL / Vac.) Mass / Empty Mass
1 (Castor 120) 2.35 m Solid 83 s 1606.6 kN (?) ? / 286 s
2 (Taurus-1) Solid 73 s 484.9 kN ? / 285 s
3 (Pegasus-2) Solid 73 s 118.2 kN ? / 292 s
4 (Pegasus-3) Solid 65 s 34.57 kN ? / 293 s

 

 

Links:

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Wikipedia

Destination Orbite

Space Launch Report

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