Rocket file · LV-82
Minotaur C
Orbital ATK · Minotaur · RETIRED
Minotaur C is an expendable launch vehicle built by Orbital ATK. It first flew on 13 March 1994. It has flown 4 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 75.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight13 March 1994
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights4
Successful3
Failed1
Success rate75.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantC
Upcoming flights
Manifest
EMPTY
Minotaur is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesMinotaur C in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Minotaur C flown?
- 4 times, with 3 successes and 1 failures.
- What is Minotaur C's success rate?
- 75.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 4 attempts.
- How much can Minotaur C lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 doesn't list a payload figure for Minotaur C.
- Is Minotaur C reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Minotaur C as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.