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Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | 6 x SkySat & 4 x Dove

Name: Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | 6 x SkySat & 4 x Dove
Start: 2017-10-31
Location: Space Launch Complex 576E

Orbital ATK • Minotaur C • Space Launch Complex 576E (CA)

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Dedicated rideshare

Orbital ATK • Minotaur C • SLC-576E

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Status: Success
Provider: Orbital ATK
Vehicle: Minotaur C
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 576E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission type: Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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This rocket: Minotaur C

Photos: DVIDS / U.S. Dept. of DefensePhotos: NASA

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 576E

Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)Photos: NASAWikimedia Commons · Public domain

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Provider

Orbital ATK

Vehicle

Minotaur C

Pad

Space Launch Complex 576E (SLC-576E)

State

NET

2017-10-31T21:37:00+00:00

Window start

2017-10-31T21:22:00+00:00

Window end

2017-10-31T22:22:00+00:00

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Mission type

Dedicated Rideshare

Launch site

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Orbital ATK

Launch attempts including this one

2 in 2026

Orbital ATK has 4 launches on record, with 2 in 2026.

Rocket track record

Minotaur C

Successful missions

0 in 2026

Minotaur C has 3 successful missions on record, with 0 in 2026.

Pad history

Space Launch Complex 576E

Pad launches

1 in 2026

Space Launch Complex 576E has 9 launches from this pad on record, with 1 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

75% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

3171d 11h

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Tracked objects from this launch

12 objects

SATCAT inventory for 2017-068

Last checked: 2026-10-05T06:11:01.688+00:00

Last success: 2026-10-05T06:11:01.688+00:00

Last non-empty: 2026-10-05T06:11:01.688+00:00

Latest snapshot: 2026-10-05T06:11:01.688+00:00

Snapshot hash: 424887b99a1d1eca675a13cac1e3397bca16dce7c0b74dfa71aaa79d2ce77508

LL2 payloads: 0SATCAT payloads: 10Delta: +10RB: 1DEB: 1UNK: 0

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SATCAT payload objects

SKYSAT-C11
2017-068ANORAD 42987PAYUnited States (US)Ops: P
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 92.08 min
Inc: 97.5°
377 km → 377 km
SKYSAT-C10
2017-068BNORAD 42988PAYUnited States (US)Ops: P
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.73 min
Inc: 97.5°
456 km → 458 km
SKYSAT-C9
2017-068CNORAD 42989PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.27 min
Inc: 97.5°
428 km → 441 km
SKYSAT-C8
2017-068DNORAD 42990PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
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Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.58 min
Inc: 97.5°
449 km → 450 km
SKYSAT-C7
2017-068ENORAD 42991PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.58 min
Inc: 97.5°
445 km → 454 km
SKYSAT-C6
2017-068FNORAD 42992PAYUnited States (US)Ops: +
Technical details
Orbit type: ORBOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 93.87 min
Inc: 97.5°
463 km → 465 km
FLOCK 3M-1
2017-068JNORAD 42995PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.53 min
Inc: 97.4°
142 km → 162 km
FLOCK 3M-3
2017-068KNORAD 42996PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.75 min
Inc: 97.4°
155 km → 171 km
FLOCK 3M-4
2017-068LNORAD 42997PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTR
FLOCK 3M-2
2017-068MNORAD 42998PAYUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.72 min
Inc: 97.4°
153 km → 169 km

SATCAT non-payload objects

MINOTAUR-C DEB
2017-068GNORAD 42993DEBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.60 min
Inc: 97.4°
149 km → 163 km
MINOTAUR-C R/B
2017-068HNORAD 42994RBUnited States (US)Ops: D
Technical details
Orbit type: IMPOrbit center: EALaunch site: AFWTRPeriod: 87.31 min
Inc: 97.4°
135 km → 148 km