Minotaur-C

"Taurus rocket" redirects here. For Taurus II rocket, see Antares rocket. For Taurus missiles, see Taurus (disambiguation).

• Spaceflight portal

• Comparison of orbital launchers families
• Antares, an Orbital ATK rocket with a liquid first stage and a modified Castor 120 solid rocket as a second stage. Originally named Taurus II. ^[23]
• Official fact sheet (2019) Archived 9 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Video of Minotaur-C launch on 31 October, 2017

References

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2. "Minotaur-C_Factsheet.pdf" (PDF). northropgrumman.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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22. William Graham (27 June 2013). "Orbital's Pegasus XL successfully lofts IRIS spacecraft". NASASpaceFlight.com. The Orbital Boost Vehicle, developed for the US military's Ground Based Interceptor program, uses the upper stages of the Taurus
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Minotaur-C (Taurus)

Minotaur-C launching its return-to-flight in 2017
Function	Orbital launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Orbital Sciences, Orbital ATK, Northrop Grumman
Country of origin	United States
Cost per launch	US$40−50 million
Size
Height	27.9 m (92 ft)[ citation needed ]
Diameter	2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)[ citation needed ]
Mass	73,000 kg (161,000 lb)[ citation needed ]
Stages	4
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	1,458 kg (3,214 lb)

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