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Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | Glory

Name: Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | Glory
Start: 2011-03-04T10:09:43.000Z
End: 2011-03-04T10:09:43.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 8

Orbital Sciences Corporation • Minotaur C • Space Launch Complex 8 (CA)

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Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | Glory

Orbital Sciences Corporation • Minotaur C • SLC-8

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

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Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Vehicle

Minotaur C

Pad

Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8)

State

NET

2011-03-04T10:09:43+00:00

Window start

2011-03-04T10:09:43+00:00

Window end

2011-03-04T10:09:43+00:00

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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Reusable

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Orbital Sciences Corporation

Lifetime launches

2 in 2026

Orbital Sciences Corporation has 61 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 8

Pad launches

2 in 2026

Space Launch Complex 8 has 8 launches from this pad on record, with 2 in 2026.

Rocket reliability

75% all time

2026: no completed missions yet

Pad turnaround

25d 21h

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