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Minotaur

updated 2 days ago

American ICBM-derived solid-fuel small-lift rocket

Minotaur rockets are made from decommissioned Minuteman and Peacekeeper ballistic missiles, repurposed as small launch vehicles for US national security payloads. Only the US government can book a flight. The Minotaur IV launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office mission from Vandenberg in April 2025 — the first Minotaur launch from California in fourteen years.

We track every Minotaur launch.

Servicesince 1994
19942026
1994·first flight◇2011·peak (5 launches)
launches
40
launches
success
93%
success
upcoming
1
upcoming

Minotaur Launch Activity

Past launches and what's coming up

  1. Oct 31201721:37UTC
    Oct 312017
    21:37UTC
    SkySat x 6
    Success
  2. Jul 15202013:46UTC
    Jul 152020
    13:46UTC
    NROL-129
    Success
  3. Jun 15202113:35UTC
    Jun 152021
    13:35UTC
    NROL-111
    Success
  4. Apr 16202519:33UTC
    Apr 162025
    19:33UTC
    NROL-174
    Success
  5. Apr 07202611:33UTC
    Apr 072026
    11:33UTC
    STPSat-7
    Success
  6. NowJun 18 · 2026

  7. Upcoming

  8. 2026
    2026
    EWS OD-1

Full Launch History

2026
EWS OD-1
USA•Minotaur IV
Apr 7, 2026
STPSat-7
USA•Minotaur IV
Apr 16, 2025
NROL-174
USA•Minotaur IV / Orion 38
Jun 15, 2021
NROL-111
USA•Minotaur I
Jul 15, 2020
NROL-129
USA•Minotaur IV / Orion 38
Oct 31, 2017
SkySat x 6
USA•Minotaur C-XL-3210
Aug 26, 2017
ORS-5
USA•Minotaur IV / Orion 38
Nov 20, 2013
ORS-3
USA•Minotaur I
Sep 7, 2013
LADEE
USA•Minotaur V
Sep 27, 2011
TacSat-4
USA•Minotaur IV+
Aug 11, 2011
HTV-2b
USA•Minotaur IV Lite
Jun 30, 2011
USA-231
USA•Minotaur I
Mar 4, 2011Failure
Glory
USA•Minotaur C-XL-3110
Feb 6, 2011
USA-225
USA•Minotaur I
Nov 20, 2010
STPSat-2
USA•Minotaur IV / HAPS
Sep 26, 2010
USA-216
USA•Minotaur IV
Apr 22, 2010
HTV-2a
USA•Minotaur IV Lite
May 19, 2009
TacSat-3
USA•Minotaur I
Feb 24, 2009Failure
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
USA•Minotaur C-XL-3110
Sep 24, 2008
TLV-8
USA•Minotaur II+
Aug 23, 2007
TLV-7 Mission 2a sensor target for NFIRE satellite
USA•Minotaur II+
Apr 24, 2007
NFIRE
USA•Minotaur I
Mar 21, 2007
TLV-5 FTX-02 SBR target mission
USA•Minotaur II
Dec 16, 2006
TacSat-2
USA•Minotaur I
Apr 15, 2006
COSMIC
USA•Minotaur I
Sep 23, 2005
USA-185
USA•Minotaur I
Apr 11, 2005
USA-165
USA•Minotaur I
May 20, 2004
FORMOSAT-2
USA•Minotaur C-XL-3210
Dec 11, 2002
TLV-4 GMDS target mission
USA•Minotaur II
Oct 15, 2002
TLV-3 GMDS target mission
USA•Minotaur II
Mar 16, 2002
TLV-2 IFT-8 GMDS target mission
USA•Minotaur II
Dec 4, 2001
TLV-1 IFT-7 GMDS target mission
USA•Minotaur II
Sep 21, 2001Failure
Orbview-4
USA•Minotaur C-2110
Jul 19, 2000
Mightysat 2.1
USA•Minotaur I
May 28, 2000
OSP-TLV Missile Defense Technology Demonstrator
USA•Minotaur II
Mar 12, 2000
MTI
USA•Minotaur C-1110
Jan 27, 2000
JAWSAT
USA•Minotaur I
Dec 21, 1999
KOMPSAT and ACRIMSAT
USA•Minotaur C-2110
Oct 3, 1998
Space Technology Experiment
USA•Minotaur C-1110
Feb 10, 1998
GFO and Orbcomm
USA•Minotaur C-2210
Mar 13, 1994
First flight of Taurus
USA•Minotaur C-1110