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Minotaur C

Launch history and upcoming schedule for Minotaur C.

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Rocket profile

Family: Minotaur

Manufacturer: Orbital ATK

LL2 vehicle: Minotaur C

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Mission patches

1 found

At a glance

0 upcoming tracked

Total launches

LL2 total

Success rate

75%

3 success • 1 failure

Next launch

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Last launch

Oct 31, 2017, 2:37 PM PDT

In 3,051 days • Success

Launch cadence

2,877.7 days

Avg gap (last 25 launches)

Time TBD

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Last 30 days

Launches

Last 90 days

Launches

Last 365 days

Launches

Record month

Oct 2017

Longest gap

4,535 days

Between consecutive launches

Latest scrub

Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | Glory

Mar 04, 2011, 2:09 AM PST

Failure

Rocket KPIs

LL2: Minotaur C

Manufacturer: Orbital ATK

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Maiden flight

1994-03-13

Reusable

Success streak

Consecutive launches

Landings

0/0

0 failed

Landing streak

Consecutive landings

Manufacturer

Orbital ATK

Commercial • USA • Founded 2015

Orbital ATK Inc. was an American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company. It was formed in 2015 from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems. Orbital ATK was purchased by…

Mission mix

Last 4

Top orbits

Low Earth Orbit2
Sun-Synchronous Orbit1

Top mission types

Communications1
Dedicated Rideshare1
Government/Top Secret1

Top payload types

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Crewed launches

Payloads

Across the sample window

Where it flies

Top launch sites

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA4

Schedule volatility

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Upcoming launches

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Launch history

4 items

Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | 6 x SkySat & 4 x Dove
Orbital ATK - Minotaur C
Oct 31, 2017, 2:37 PM PDT
Launch pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)
Minotaur-C (Taurus XL) | Glory
Orbital Sciences Corporation - Minotaur C
Mar 04, 2011, 2:09 AM PST
Launch pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)
Minotaur | NROL-8
Orbital Sciences Corporation - Minotaur C
Oct 03, 1998, 3:04 AM PDT
Launch pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)
Minotaur | STEP 0 & DARPASAT
Orbital Sciences Corporation - Minotaur C
Mar 13, 1994, 2:32 PM PST
Launch pad: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA (CA)