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The [[Minotaur IV]] [[HAPS]] [[rocket|launcher]] has been flown only once and that mission was successful.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minotaur IV+ {{!}} TacSat-4|url=https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/minotaur-iv-tacsat-4/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Space Launch Schedule|language=en-US}}</ref>
The [[Minotaur IV]] [[HAPS]] [[rocket|launcher]] has been flown only once and that mission was successful.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Minotaur IV+ {{!}} TacSat-4|url=https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/minotaur-iv-tacsat-4/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Space Launch Schedule|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Launch statistics ==
== Launch statistics ==

=== Rocket configurations ===
=== Rocket configurations ===

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| group 1 = 1:0:0:1:0:0:0:1:0:0:1:0<!-- [[Minotaur 4]] -->
| group names = Taurus/Minotaur‑C : Minotaur I : Minotaur II : Minotaur II+ : Minotaur IV : Minotaur IV Lite : Minotaur IV HAPS : Minotaur IV+ : Minotaur V
| group 2 = 1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0<!-- [[Minotaur 4]] [[HAPS]] -->
| group 3 = 0:2:0:1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0<!-- [[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]] -->
| group 1 = 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Taurus/Minotaur-C -->
| group 4 = 0:1:0:0:0:0:0:1:0:0:0:0<!-- [[Minotaur-C]] -->
| group 2 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 2 : 1 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 2 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Minotaur I -->
| group 5 = 0:1:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0<!-- [[Minotaur 4]]+ -->
| group 3 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 1 : 3 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Minotaur II -->
| group 6 = 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1<!-- [[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1 (future)]] -->
| group 4 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Minotaur II+ -->
| group 5 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 1 <!-- Minotaur IV -->
| colors = DeepSkyBlue : ForestGreen : MediumPurple : FireBrick : Black : Orange
| group 6 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Minotaur IV Lite -->
| group names = [[Minotaur 4]] : [[Minotaur 4]] [[HAPS]] : [[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]] : [[Minotaur-C]] : [[Minotaur 4]]+ : [[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1 (future)]]
| group 7 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Minotaur IV HAPS -->
| x legends = [[2010 in spaceflight|2010]] : [[2011 in spaceflight|2011]] : [[2012 in spaceflight|2012]] : [[2013 in spaceflight|2013]] : [[2014 in spaceflight|2014]] : [[2015 in spaceflight|2015]] : [[2016 in spaceflight|2016]] : [[2017 in spaceflight|2017]] : [[2018 in spaceflight|2018]] : [[2019 in spaceflight|2019]] : [[2020 in spaceflight|2020]] : [[2021 in spaceflight|2021]]
| group 8 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Minotaur IV+ -->
| y tick marks = 4
| group 9 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Minotaur V -->
| x legends = '94 : '95 : '96 : '97 : '98 : '99 : 2000 : '01 : '02 : '03 : '04 : '05 : '06 : '07 : '08 : '09 : 2010 : '11 : '12 : '13 : '14 : '15 : '16 : '17 : '18 : '19 : 2020
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=== Launch sites ===
{{column}}
=== Launch outcomes ===
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| width = 1000
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| x legends = [[2010 in spaceflight|2010]] : [[2011 in spaceflight|2011]] : [[2012 in spaceflight|2012]] : [[2013 in spaceflight|2013]] : [[2014 in spaceflight|2014]] : [[2015 in spaceflight|2015]] : [[2016 in spaceflight|2016]] : [[2017 in spaceflight|2017]] : [[2018 in spaceflight|2018]] : [[2019 in spaceflight|2019]] : [[2020 in spaceflight|2020]] : [[2021 in spaceflight|2021]]
| y tick marks = 4
| stack = 1
| colors = MediumPurple : BlueViolet : Purple : DodgerBlue : MediumTurquoise : GoldenRod
| group names = Vandenberg LF‑06 : Vandenberg SLC‑8 : Vandenberg SLC‑576E : Kodiak LP‑1 : MARS LP‑0B : Cape Canaveral SLC‑46
| group 1 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 1 : 3 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- VABF LF-06 -->
| group 2 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- VABF SLC-8 -->
| group 3 = 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 2 : 1 : 1 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- VABF SLC-576E -->
| group 4 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Kodiak LP-1 -->
| group 5 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 1 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 2 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 <!-- MARS LP-0B -->
| group 6 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- CCAFS SLC-46 -->
| x legends = '94 : '95 : '96 : '97 : '98 : '99 : 2000 : '01 : '02 : '03 : '04 : '05 : '06 : '07 : '08 : '09 : 2010 : '11 : '12 : '13 : '14 : '15 : '16 : '17 : '18 : '19 : 2020
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=== Launch outcomes ===
{{column}}


=== Agencies ===
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| group 3 = 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 : 0 <!-- Planned -->

| x legends = '94 : '95 : '96 : '97 : '98 : '99 : 2000 : '01 : '02 : '03 : '04 : '05 : '06 : '07 : '08 : '09 : 2010 : '11 : '12 : '13 : '14 : '15 : '16 : '17 : '18 : '19 : 2020
| colors = MediumPurple : Black : Orange : Blue
| group names = [[Orbital Sciences Corporation]] : [[Orbital ATK]] : [[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems|NGIS]] : [[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems|NGIS]] (future)
| units suffix = _launches
| x legends = [[2010 in spaceflight|2010]] : [[2011 in spaceflight|2011]] : [[2012 in spaceflight|2012]] : [[2013 in spaceflight|2013]] : [[2014 in spaceflight|2014]] : [[2015 in spaceflight|2015]] : [[2016 in spaceflight|2016]] : [[2017 in spaceflight|2017]] : [[2018 in spaceflight|2018]] : [[2019 in spaceflight|2019]] : [[2020 in spaceflight|2020]] : [[2021 in spaceflight|2021]]
| y tick marks = 4
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== Past Launches ==
== Launch history ==

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%;"
|+The data in this table comes from <ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 Launch Schedule|url=https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2010-launch-schedule/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Space Launch Schedule|language=en-US}}</ref>,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 Launch Schedule|url=https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2011-launch-schedule/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Space Launch Schedule|language=en-US}}</ref> ,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2013 Launch Schedule|url=https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2013-launch-schedule/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Space Launch Schedule|language=en-US}}</ref>,<ref>{{Cite web|title=2017 Launch Schedule|url=https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2017-launch-schedule/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Space Launch Schedule|language=en-US}}</ref>, and<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Launch Schedule|url=https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2020-launch-schedule/|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Space Launch Schedule|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!Number
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |
!Outcome

!Agency
=== 1994 ===
!Mission name
!Date
!Rocket name
!Launch site
!Firsts and lasts
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
|1
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
|{{Success}}
! scope="col" | Rocket,<br/>Configuration
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
! scope="col" | Launch site
|[[SBSS]]
! scope="col" | Payload
|Sunday, September 26, 2010
! scope="col" | Payload mass
|[[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4]]
! scope="col" | Orbit
|[[Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg]]
! scope="col" | Customer
|First [[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4]] launch.
! scope="col" | Launch<br/>outcome
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|1
|2
| March 13, 1994<br>22:32
|{{Success}}
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (ARPA Taurus)
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
| [[Vandenberg Air Force Base|VAFB]], [[Vandenberg Launch Complex 576|SLC-576E]]
|[[Minotaur_IV#STP-S26|STP S-26]]
| [[TAOS|STEP Mission 0]] and [[DARPASAT]]
|Friday, November 19, 2010
|
|[[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4]] [[HAPS]]
|
|[[Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska|Kodiak launch complex]]
| [[United States Air Force|USAF]]/[[DARPA]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=DARPASAT|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/darpasat.htm|access-date=2020-07-15|website=space.skyrocket.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Encyclopedia Astronautica: TAOS|url=http://www.astronautix.com/s/step0taosp90-5.html|access-date=2011-08-27|publisher=Encyclopedia Astronautica}}</ref>
|Only [[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4]] [[HAPS]] launch. First launch from Kodiak launch complex. {{efn|Most recent [[Minotaur 4]] [[HAPS]] launch.}}
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |


=== 1998 ===
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
|3
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
|{{Success}}
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
! scope="col" | Launch site
|[[NROL-66]]
! scope="col" | Payload
|Sunday, February 6, 2011
! scope="col" | Payload mass
|[[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]]
! scope="col" | Orbit
|[[Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg]]
! scope="col" | Customer
|First [[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]] launch.
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|2
|4
| February 10, 1998<br>13:20
|{{Failure}}
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (Commercial Taurus configuration)
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
|[[Minotaur-C#Glory|Glory]]
| [[Geosat#GFO|GFO]] and [[Orbcomm]] (satellites 11,12)
|Friday, March 4, 2011
|
|[[Minotaur-C]]
|
|[[Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg]]
|
|First [[Minotaur-C]] launch.
| {{Success}}
|-
|-
| colspan="8" |
|5
|{{Success}}
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
|[[ORS-1]]
|Wednesday, June 29, 2011
|[[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]]
|[[Wallops Flight Facility|Wallops Island]]
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|3
|6
| October 3, 1998<br>10:04
|{{Success}}
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (Air Force Taurus Configuration)
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
|[[TacSat-4]]
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
| [[STEX|Space Technology Experiment]] (STEX)
|Tuesday, September 27, 2011
|
|[[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4+]]
|
|[[Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska|Kodiak launch complex]]
| [[National Reconnaissance Office|NRO]]
|Only [[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4+]] launch. {{efn|Most recent [[Minotaur 4|Minotaur 4+]] launch.}}
| {{Success}}
|-
|-
| colspan="8" |
|7
|{{Success}}
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
|[[LADEE]]
|Friday, September 6, 2013
|[[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4]]
|[[Wallops Flight Facility|Wallops Island]]
|
|-
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |
|8

|{{Success}}
=== 1999 ===
|[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]
|ORS-3
|Tuesday, November 19, 2013
|[[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]]
|[[Wallops Flight Facility|Wallops Island]]
| {{efn|Most recent [[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]] launch.}}
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
|9
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
|{{Success}}
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
|[[Orbital ATK]]
! scope="col" | Launch site
|[[ORS-5]]
! scope="col" | Payload
|Saturday, August 26, 2017
! scope="col" | Payload mass
|[[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4]]
! scope="col" | Orbit
|[[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station|Cape Canaveral]]
! scope="col" | Customer
|
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|4
|10
| December 21, 1999<br />07:13
|{{Success}}
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 2110)
|[[Orbital ATK]]
|6x [[SkySat]] and 4x [[Dove]]
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
| [[KOMPSAT]] and [[ACRIMSAT]]
|Tuesday, October 31, 2017
|
|[[Minotaur-C]] {{efn|Return to flight of the [[Minotaur-C]] from launch failure on maiden flight (Glory) in 2011.}}
|
|[[Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg]]
|
| {{efn|First successful [[Minotaur-C]] launch.}} {{efn|Most recent [[Minotaur-C]] launch.}}
| {{Success}}
|-
|-
| colspan="8" |
|11
|-
|{{Success}}
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |
|[[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems|NGIS]]
|NROL-129
|Wednesday, July 15, 2020
|[[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4]]
|[[Wallops Flight Facility|Wallops Island]]
| {{efn|Most recent [[Minotaur 4]] launch.}} {{efn|Most recent launch from the [[Minotaur (rocket family)|Minotaur rocket family]].}}
|}


== Future Launches ==
=== 2000 ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+
!Number
!Outcome
!Agency
!Mission name
!Planned Date
!Rocket
!Launch site
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
|12
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
|{{Planned}} {{efn|Only planned launch for the [[Minotaur (rocket family)|Minotaur rocket family]].}}
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
|[[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems|NGIS]]
! scope="col" | Launch site
|NROL-111
! scope="col" | Payload
|Friday, March 31, 2021
! scope="col" | Payload mass
|[[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]] {{efn|Only planned launch for the [[Minotaur I|Minotaur 1]].}}
! scope="col" | Orbit
|[[Wallops Island]]
! scope="col" | Customer
|}
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|1
| January 27, 2000<br>03:03:06
| Minotaur I
| [[Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg]] [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8|SLC-8]]
| [[JAWSat]] (P98-1) ([[FalconSat1]] / [[ASUSat1]] / [[OCSE (satellite)|OCSE]] / [[OPAL (satellite)|OPAL]])
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|5
| March 12, 2000<br>09:29
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (Air Force Taurus Configuration)
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
| [[Multispectral Thermal Imager]] (MTI)
|
|
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|1
| May 28, 2000<br>20:00
| Minotaur II
| Vandenberg LF-06
| OSP-TLV Missile Defense Technology Demonstrator
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|2
| July 19, 2000<br>20:09:00
| Minotaur I
| Vandenberg SLC-8
| [[MightySat-2|MightySat II.1]] (Sindri, P99-1) / [[MEMS 2A]] / [[MEMS 2B]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |


== See also ==
=== 2001 ===
|-
[[File:Minotaur_V_carrying_LADEE_at_MARS_Pad_0B_2013-09-04.jpg|thumb|[[Minotaur IV|Minotaur 4]] right before launch of [[LADEE]].]]
! scope="col" | Flight №
[[File:Minotaur-2_1.jpg|thumb|[[Minotaur (rocket family)|Minotaur]] launch from [[Vandenberg]].]]
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
[[List of Vega launches]]
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|6
| September 21, 2001<br>18:49
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 2110)
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
| [[Orbview]]-4/[[Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer|QuikTOMS]]
|
|
|
| {{Failure}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|2
| December 4, 2001<br>04:59
| Minotaur II
| Vandenberg LF-06
| TLV-1 IFT-7 GMDS target mission
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |


=== 2002 ===
[[Draft:List of Antares launches|List of Antares launches]]
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|3
| March 16, 2002<br>02:11
| Minotaur II
| Vandenberg LF-06
| TLV-2 IFT-8 GMDS target mission
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|4
| October 15, 2002<br>02:01
| Minotaur II
| Vandenberg LF-06
| TLV-3 GMDS target mission
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|5
| December 11, 2002<br>08:26
| Minotaur II
| Vandenberg LF-06
| TLV-4 GMDS target mission
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |


=== 2004 ===
[[Falcon 1]]
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|7
| May 20, 2004<br />17:47
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 3210)
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
| [[ROCSAT-2]]
|
|
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |


=== 2005 ===
[[Vega (rocket)]]
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|3
| April 11, 2005<br>13:35:00
| Minotaur I
| Vandenberg SLC-8
| [[XSS-11]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|4
| September 22, 2005<br>19:24:00
| Minotaur I
| Vandenberg SLC-8
| [[Streak (STP-R1)]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |


=== 2006 ===
[[Electron (rocket)]]
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br/> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br/> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|5
| April 15, 2006<br>01:40:00
| Minotaur I
| Vandenberg SLC-8
| [[Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate|COSMIC (FORMOSAT-3)]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|6
| December 16, 2006<br>12:00
| Minotaur I
| [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]] [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]]
| [[TacSat-2]] / [[GeneSat-1]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |


=== 2007 ===
[[List of Electron launches]]
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|6
| March 21, 2007<br>04:27
| Minotaur II
| Vandenberg LF-06
| TLV-5 FTX-02 SBR target mission
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|7
| April 24, 2007<br>06:48
| Minotaur I
| [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]] [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]]
| [[Near Field Infrared Experiment|NFIRE]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|7
| August 23, 2007<br>08:30
| Minotaur II+
| Vandenberg LF-06
| TLV-7 Mission 2a sensor target for NFIRE satellite
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |


== Notes ==
=== 2008 ===
|-
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|8
| September 24, 2008<br>06:57
| Minotaur II+
| Vandenberg LF-06
| TLV-8 Mission 2b sensor target for NFIRE satellite
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |

=== 2009 ===
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|8
| February 24, 2009<br>09:55
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 3110)
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
| [[Orbiting Carbon Observatory]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orbital.com/SatellitesSpace/ScienceTechnology/OCO/ |title=OCO |publisher=[[Orbital Sciences Corporation]]}}</ref>
|
|
|
| {{Failure}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|8
| May 19, 2009<br>23:55
| Minotaur I
| MARS LP-0B
| [[TacSat-3]] / [[PharmaSat]] / [[AeroCube 3]] / [[HawkSat I]] / [[CP6 (satellite)|CP6]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |

=== 2010 ===
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|1
| April 22, 2010<br>23:00
| Minotaur IV Lite
| Vandenberg SLC-8
| [[HTV-2a]] hypersonic research spacecraft
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|2
| September 26, 2010<br>04:41
| Minotaur IV
| Vandenberg SLC-8
| [[SBSS]]
|
| [[Sun-synchronous orbit|SSO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|3
| November 20, 2010<br>01:25
| Minotaur IV HAPS
| [[Kodiak Launch Complex|Kodiak LP-1]]
| STP-S26 (FASTRAC-A / FASTRAC-B / FalconSat-5 / FASTSAT / O/OREOS / [[RAX]])
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |

=== 2011 ===
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|9
| February 6, 2011<br>12:26
| Minotaur I
| Vandenberg SLC-8
| [[NROL-66]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|9
| March 4, 2011<br>10:09
| Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 3110)
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
| [[Glory (satellite)|Glory]], [[KySat-1]], [[Hermes (satellite)|Hermes]], and [[Explorer-1 Prime|Explorer-1 [PRIME]]]
|
|
|
| {{Failure}}<ref name=SFN-TRN>{{cite web |url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/taurus/glory/110304gloryfail/ |title=Taurus rocket nose shroud dooms another NASA satellite|publisher=Spaceflight Now, March 2011}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|10
| June 30, 2011<br>03:09
| Minotaur I
| [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]] [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]]
| [[ORS-1]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|4
| August 11, 2011<br>14:45
| Minotaur IV Lite
| Vandenberg Air Force Base
| Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2b)
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|5
| September 27, 2011<br>15:49
| Minotaur IV+
| [[Kodiak Launch Complex|Kodiak LP-1]]
| [[TacSat-4]]
|
| [[Medium Earth orbit|MEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |

=== 2013 ===
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|1
| September 7, 2013<br>03:27
| Minotaur V
| [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]] [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]]
| [[LADEE]]
|
| [[High Earth orbit|HEO]]<!--deployment orbit-->
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan = 2 style="text-align:center;|11
| November 20, 2013<br>01:15
| Minotaur I
| [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]] [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]]
| ORS-3 (STPSat-3 along with 28 additional cubesats)
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/content/air-force-minotaur-rocket-launching-from-virginia-november-19/#.UqDMg_lJPDE|title=Air Force Minotaur Rocket Launching from Virginia November 19|first=Rebecca|last=Powell|date=16 April 2015|website=Nasa.gov|access-date=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.losangeles.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/734800/ors-3-and-stpsat-3-successfully-launched/|title=ORS-3 and STPSat-3 Successfully Launched|website=Losangeles.af.mil|access-date=1 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan=9 style="background:white;" |

=== 2017 ===
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br /> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br /> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;|6
| August 26, 2017<br>06:04
| Minotaur IV
| [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station|CCAFS]], [[Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 46|SLC-46]]
| [[ORS-5]]
|
| [[Low Earth Orbit|LEO]]
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;|10
| October 31, 2017<br>21:37
| Minotaur-C (Model 3210)
| [[VAFB]] [[SLC-576E]]
| [[SkySat]] × 6, [[Flock-3m]] × 4
|
|
|
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" |
|-
| colspan="9" style="background:white;" |

=== 2020 ===
|-
! scope="col" | Flight №
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket, <br> Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Payload mass
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
! scope="col" | Launch <br> outcome
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;|7
| 15 July 2020<br>13:46
| Minotaur IV
| [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]], [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]]
| NROL-129 (USA 305 to USA 308) <ref name=NROL-129>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/_nrol-129.htm|title=NROL-129|work=Gunters Space Page|access-date=2019-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323044837/https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/_nrol-129.htm|archive-date=2019-03-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
| [[National Reconnaissance Office|NRO]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan="8" style="background:white;" |
|}

== Planned launches==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! scope="col" | Date / time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | Rocket,<br/>Configuration
! scope="col" | Launch site
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customer
|-
| June 2021 <ref name="SFN20210223">{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/|title=Launch Schedule|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=23 February 2021|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref>
| Minotaur I
| [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]], [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]]
| NROL-111
| (Planned)
| NRO
|-

| Late 2021 <ref name="SFN20200715">{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/07/15/minotaur-rocket-successfully-deploys-four-nro-satellites-in-orbit/|title=Minotaur rocket successfully deploys four NRO satellites in orbit|publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
| Minotaur II
| [[Vandenberg Air Force Base|Vandenberg]], [[Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 8|SLC-8]]
|
| [[Sub-orbital spaceflight|Suborbital]]
| [[Space and Missile Systems Center|SMC]]
|-

| Late 2021 <ref name="SFN20200715"/>
| Minotaur IV
| [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]], [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]]
| NROL-174
|
| NRO
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==

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Minotaur on a launch pad at Wallops Flight Facility.
Minotaur 4 profile picture of it launching from its launch pad at Wallops Flight Facility.
Minotaur-C launching on its return to flight in 2017 from the launch pad at Wallops Flight Facility.

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About the Minotaur 1

The Minotaur 1 launcher is taken from edited Minuteman II ICBMs and is now used to fly microsats for the United States of America’s Government. Its first and second stages, taken right from decommissioned Minuteman missiles, are attached to the Orion third and fourth stages that were taken from the Pegasus XL air-flown launcher family. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can also be used.

The Minotaur 1 launcher has flown a total of 3 launches, all successful. [1]

About the Minotaur 4

The Minotaur 4 flight system is taken from that of the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken right from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is taken from the Pegasus family of air-flown rockets.

The Minotaur 4 launcher has flown a total of 3 times with 3 successful launches.[2]

About the Minotaur 4 HAPS

The Minotaur 4 HAPS rocket is taken from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken right from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is derived from the Pegasus family of air-flown launchers. A fifth stage, that has a of a hydrazine-powered motor called HAPS, increases its orbit accuracy and allows for more orbital changing.

The Minotaur IV HAPS launcher has been flown only once and that mission was successful.[3]

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

1
2
3
4
5
'94
'95
'96
'97
'98
'99
2000
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
'07
'08
'09
2010
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
2020
  •   Taurus/Minotaur‑C
  •   Minotaur I
  •   Minotaur II
  •   Minotaur II+
  •   Minotaur IV
  •   Minotaur IV Lite
  •   Minotaur IV HAPS
  •   Minotaur IV+
  •   Minotaur V

Launch sites

1
2
3
4
5
'94
'95
'96
'97
'98
'99
2000
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
'07
'08
'09
2010
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
2020
  •   Vandenberg LF‑06
  •   Vandenberg SLC‑8
  •   Vandenberg SLC‑576E
  •   Kodiak LP‑1
  •   MARS LP‑0B
  •   Cape Canaveral SLC‑46

Launch outcomes

1
2
3
4
5
'94
'95
'96
'97
'98
'99
2000
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
'07
'08
'09
2010
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
2020
  •   Success
  •   Failure
  •   Planned

Launch history

1994

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
1 March 13, 1994
22:32 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (ARPA Taurus) VAFB, SLC-576E STEP Mission 0 and DARPASAT USAF/DARPA[4][5] Success

1998

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
2 February 10, 1998
13:20 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (Commercial Taurus configuration) VAFB SLC-576E GFO and Orbcomm (satellites 11,12) Success
3 October 3, 1998
10:04 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (Air Force Taurus Configuration) VAFB SLC-576E Space Technology Experiment (STEX) NRO Success

1999

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
4 December 21, 1999
07:13 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 2110) VAFB SLC-576E KOMPSAT and ACRIMSAT Success

2000

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
1 January 27, 2000
03:03:06 		Minotaur I Vandenberg SLC-8 JAWSat (P98-1) (FalconSat1 / ASUSat1 / OCSE / OPAL) LEO Success
5 March 12, 2000
09:29 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (Air Force Taurus Configuration) VAFB SLC-576E Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) Success
1 May 28, 2000
20:00 		Minotaur II Vandenberg LF-06 OSP-TLV Missile Defense Technology Demonstrator Suborbital Success
2 July 19, 2000
20:09:00 		Minotaur I Vandenberg SLC-8 MightySat II.1 (Sindri, P99-1) / MEMS 2A / MEMS 2B LEO Success

2001

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
6 September 21, 2001
18:49 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 2110) VAFB SLC-576E Orbview-4/QuikTOMS Failure
2 December 4, 2001
04:59 		Minotaur II Vandenberg LF-06 TLV-1 IFT-7 GMDS target mission Suborbital Success

2002

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
3 March 16, 2002
02:11 		Minotaur II Vandenberg LF-06 TLV-2 IFT-8 GMDS target mission Suborbital Success
4 October 15, 2002
02:01 		Minotaur II Vandenberg LF-06 TLV-3 GMDS target mission Suborbital Success
5 December 11, 2002
08:26 		Minotaur II Vandenberg LF-06 TLV-4 GMDS target mission Suborbital Success

2004

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
7 May 20, 2004
17:47 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 3210) VAFB SLC-576E ROCSAT-2 Success

2005

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
3 April 11, 2005
13:35:00 		Minotaur I Vandenberg SLC-8 XSS-11 LEO Success
4 September 22, 2005
19:24:00 		Minotaur I Vandenberg SLC-8 Streak (STP-R1) LEO Success

2006

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
5 April 15, 2006
01:40:00 		Minotaur I Vandenberg SLC-8 COSMIC (FORMOSAT-3) LEO Success
6 December 16, 2006
12:00 		Minotaur I MARS LP-0B TacSat-2 / GeneSat-1 LEO Success

2007

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
6 March 21, 2007
04:27 		Minotaur II Vandenberg LF-06 TLV-5 FTX-02 SBR target mission Suborbital Success
7 April 24, 2007
06:48 		Minotaur I MARS LP-0B NFIRE LEO Success
7 August 23, 2007
08:30 		Minotaur II+ Vandenberg LF-06 TLV-7 Mission 2a sensor target for NFIRE satellite Suborbital Success

2008

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
8 September 24, 2008
06:57 		Minotaur II+ Vandenberg LF-06 TLV-8 Mission 2b sensor target for NFIRE satellite Suborbital Success

2009

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
8 February 24, 2009
09:55 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 3110) VAFB SLC-576E Orbiting Carbon Observatory [6] Failure
8 May 19, 2009
23:55 		Minotaur I MARS LP-0B TacSat-3 / PharmaSat / AeroCube 3 / HawkSat I / CP6 LEO Success

2010

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
1 April 22, 2010
23:00 		Minotaur IV Lite Vandenberg SLC-8 HTV-2a hypersonic research spacecraft Suborbital Success
2 September 26, 2010
04:41 		Minotaur IV Vandenberg SLC-8 SBSS SSO Success
3 November 20, 2010
01:25 		Minotaur IV HAPS Kodiak LP-1 STP-S26 (FASTRAC-A / FASTRAC-B / FalconSat-5 / FASTSAT / O/OREOS / RAX) LEO Success

2011

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
9 February 6, 2011
12:26 		Minotaur I Vandenberg SLC-8 NROL-66 LEO Success
9 March 4, 2011
10:09 		Taurus/Minotaur-C (Model 3110) VAFB SLC-576E Glory, KySat-1, Hermes, and Explorer-1 [PRIME] Failure[7]
10 June 30, 2011
03:09 		Minotaur I MARS LP-0B ORS-1 LEO Success
4 August 11, 2011
14:45 		Minotaur IV Lite Vandenberg Air Force Base Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2b) Suborbital Success
5 September 27, 2011
15:49 		Minotaur IV+ Kodiak LP-1 TacSat-4 MEO Success

2013

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
1 September 7, 2013
03:27 		Minotaur V MARS LP-0B LADEE HEO Success
11 November 20, 2013
01:15 		Minotaur I MARS LP-0B ORS-3 (STPSat-3 along with 28 additional cubesats) LEO Success[8][9]

2017

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
6 August 26, 2017
06:04 		Minotaur IV CCAFS, SLC-46 ORS-5 LEO Success
10 October 31, 2017
21:37 		Minotaur-C (Model 3210) VAFB SLC-576E SkySat × 6, Flock-3m × 4 Success

2020

Flight № Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customer Launch
outcome
7 15 July 2020
13:46 		Minotaur IV MARS, LP-0B NROL-129 (USA 305 to USA 308) [10] LEO NRO Success

Planned launches

Date / time (UTC) Rocket,
Configuration 		Launch site Payload Orbit Customer
June 2021 [11] Minotaur I MARS, LP-0B NROL-111 (Planned) NRO
Late 2021 [12] Minotaur II Vandenberg, SLC-8 Suborbital SMC
Late 2021 [12] Minotaur IV MARS, LP-0B NROL-174 NRO

References

  1. ^ "Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems - Minotaur I | NROL-111 Rocket Launch". Space Launch Schedule. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. ^ "Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems - Minotaur IV | NROL-129 Rocket Launch". Space Launch Schedule. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  3. ^ "Minotaur IV+ | TacSat-4". Space Launch Schedule. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  4. ^ "DARPASAT". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  5. ^ "Encyclopedia Astronautica: TAOS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
  6. ^ "OCO". Orbital Sciences Corporation.
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