Minotaur-C 1110
ActiveOrbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
March 12, 2000
Description
American all-solid orbital launch vehicle based on a Pegasus and Peacekeeper rocket.It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.
Specifications
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Stages
4 -
Length
27.9 m -
Diameter
2.35 m -
Fairing Diameter
2.35 m -
Launch Mass
73 T -
Thrust
1320 kN
Family
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Name
Minotaur-C 1110 -
Family
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Variant
1110 -
Alias
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Full Name
Minotaur-C 1110
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
1320 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Commercial
None
OSCNone
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Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
March 12, 2000, 9:29 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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