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Minotaur I | ORS-3
Orbital Sciences CorporationLaunch Successful

ORS 3 and STPSat 3

Minotaur I

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Mission

ORS 3 tracks rockets from orbit and can terminate, STPSat3 will host military experiments

Launch vehicle
Minotaur I
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Destination orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Launch pad
Launch Area 0 B
Provider
Orbital Sciences Corporation

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Minotaur I
NASA
Launch vehicle

Minotaur I

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.

Height
19.21 m
Diameter
1.67 m
Stages
5
Recorded launches
12
First flight
2000-01-27

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Launch site & orbit

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

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