Minotaur I

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Specifications

Status: active
Height: 19.21 m
Diameter: 1.67 m
Mass: 36,000 kg
Stages: 5
Thrust: 935 kN
Payload to LEO: 580 kg
First flight: 2000-01-27
Total launches: 12
Success / Fail: 12 / 0

The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. The first and second stages, taken directly from decommissioned Minuteman missiles, are mated to the Orion third and fourth stages taken from the Pegasus XL air-launched rocket family. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.

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