Minotaur I
Minotaur I is the active four-stage small orbital launcher built from decommissioned Minuteman II first and second stages and Pegasus-derived Orion 50XL and Orion 38 upper stages. Twelve orbital vehicles flew successfully from 2000 through 2021, serving government-sponsored payloads from Vandenberg and Wallops.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Minotaur 1OSP Minotaur I
- Family Name
- Minotaur
- Full Name
- Minotaur I
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- I
Details
- Description
- Minotaur I is the active four-stage small orbital launcher built from decommissioned Minuteman II first and second stages and Pegasus-derived Orion 50XL and Orion 38 upper stages. Twelve orbital vehicles flew successfully from 2000 through 2021, serving government-sponsored payloads from Vandenberg and Wallops.
- First Flight Year
- 2,000
- Last Flight Year
- 2,021
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Minotaur I standard configuration
- Notes
- Minotaur I four-stage solid-propellant configuration: M55A1 first stage, SR19 second stage, Orion 50XL third stage, and Orion 38 fourth stage.
- Rocket Specs
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 580
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur_I
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:55:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 08:22:58 UTC
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