A family of small American launch vehicles built partly from decommissioned Minuteman and Peacekeeper ballistic missile stages under a U.S. Air Force program, flown for government-sponsored small satellites at low cost using surplus military hardware.
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Vehicle ClassLight-lift solid-fuel expendable launch vehicle 1 Manufacturer First Flight Date StatusOperational, flown periodically for U.S. government small-satellite missions. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
http://astronautix.com/m/minotaur.htmlQuote, http://astronautix.com/m/minotaur.html
Minotaur was developed for the US Air Force's Orbital/Suborbital Program (OSP) as a low-cost, four-stage Space Launch Vehicle (SLV) using a combination of government-supplied surplus Minuteman II ICBM motors and proven Orbital space launch technologies.
1. Encyclopedia Astronautica
Operated By: Northrop Grumman
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