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Taurus Ground-Launched Vehicle Family

Taurus is the U.S. ground-launched, four-stage solid-rocket lineage created by combining Pegasus-derived upper stages with a large ground-start first stage. The 1994 DARPA demonstrator used a Peacekeeper motor; commercial vehicles adopted Castor 120 and later evolved into the Minotaur-C product.

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Identity

Aliases: Taurus rocket familyOrbital Taurus family
Family Name: Taurus
Full Name: Taurus Ground-Launched Vehicle Family
Status: active
Type: rocket

Details

Description

Taurus is the U.S. ground-launched, four-stage solid-rocket lineage created by combining Pegasus-derived upper stages with a large ground-start first stage. The 1994 DARPA demonstrator used a Peacekeeper motor; commercial vehicles adopted Castor 120 and later evolved into the Minotaur-C product.

First Flight Year

1,994

Rocket Specs

Reusability: expendable

Links

Official Url: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/presrep1994.pdf
Wikipedia Url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur-C

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Creation Time: July 13, 2026 at 11:05:58 UTC
Updated Time: July 19, 2026 at 12:00:39 UTC
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