NGSS Minotaur I NROL-111
Minotaur I
Status
Success
Date
15 JUN 2021
13:35
Launch Provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Launch Pad
Launch Area 0 B
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Overview
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Rocket
Minotaur I
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
5
Livestream
Rocket Details
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
Launch Mass
36 T
Thrust
935 kN