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. It serves government-sponsored payloads from multiple U.S. ranges and can place up to about 580 kilograms into low Earth orbit.
Identity
- Aliases
- Minotaur 1OSP Minotaur I
- Family Name
- Minotaur
- Full Name
- Minotaur I
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- 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. It serves government-sponsored payloads from multiple U.S. ranges and can place up to about 580 kilograms into low Earth orbit.
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- M55A1
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- SR19
- Placement
- upper
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Orion 50XL
- Placement
- upper
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Orion 38
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,000
- Manufacturer Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Operator Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7pmqjmj1efbj810scav677bn8af7x1
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 580
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur_I
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:55:32 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:55:32 AM