Data Quality81%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the military space launch vehicles category.
01 / Overview
Minotaur-C
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1994–2017
Quantity
10
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES · POST-COLD WAR
38
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the military space launch vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Vehicle TypeSmall-lift launch vehicle
- First Flight1994
- ManufacturerOrbital Sciences, Orbital ATK, Northrop Grumman
- Stages4
- StatusOperational
◈Performance7MOD.7
- Payload to LEO1,458 kg
- Payload to SSO1,054 kg
- Liftoff Thrust2,244
- Liftoff Mass73 t
- Height27.9 m
- Diameter2.35 m
- Success Rate7
▣Propulsion3MOD.3
- First-Stage PropellantHTPB / Aluminum
- First-Stage Engines1
- Total Launches10
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1994Production started
- 2017Production ended
32
years in service
23
years in production
10
units produced
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
05 / MASS Score
MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES RANKING Military Space Launch Vehicles · Post-Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
143MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES38POST-COLD WAR · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES2184UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS96PERFORMANCE/PRICE · MILITARY SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theMilitary Space Launch Vehiclescategory.
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