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Minotaur-C 2110

Minotaur family · built by Orbital Sciences Corporation · maiden flight 2001-09-21

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17

American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.

Specifications

27.9 mLength
2.35 mDiameter
73 tLaunch mass
4Stages
1380 kNLiftoff thrust

Payload Capacity

1380 kgTo LEO

Lifetime Launch Record

As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.

2Total launches
1Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

2In our archive
50.0%Success rate
Dec 21, 1999 07:13 UTCEarliest tracked
Sep 21, 2001 18:49 UTCMost recent
MissionDateStatus
Taurus 2110 | OrbView-4 Sep 21, 2001 18:49 UTC Failure
Taurus 2110 | Arirang-1 & ACRIMSat Dec 21, 1999 07:13 UTC Success

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