Taurus Demonstration Configuration
The Taurus demonstration configuration was the programme’s original 1994 vehicle, built under DARPA sponsorship. It placed Pegasus-derived upper stages above a government-furnished Peacekeeper first stage and proved the ground-launched concept before the commercial Castor 120 configuration.
Identity
- Aliases
- ARPA TaurusDARPA TaurusTaurus 1110
- Family Name
- Taurus
- Full Name
- Taurus Demonstration Configuration
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- taurus-demonstration-configuration
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- DARPA demonstrator
Details
- Description
- The Taurus demonstration configuration was the programme’s original 1994 vehicle, built under DARPA sponsorship. It placed Pegasus-derived upper stages above a government-furnished Peacekeeper first stage and proved the ground-launched concept before the commercial Castor 120 configuration.
- First Flight Year
- 1,994
- Last Flight Year
- 1,994
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7qc24wv7frm2jfsk6z7z3n4x8afjk0
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur-C#Taurus
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:06:31 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 11:06:31 AM