Minotaur Launches
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Orbital Radar lists 20 launches of the Minotaur, part of 7,412 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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Every rocket launch, 1957 – 2026
228 launches so far this year · search, sort & filter the full record| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Operator | Launch site | Payloads | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | STP-S29A2026-074 | Minotaur IV | NGIS | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 8 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2025-04-16 | NROL-174 Asterion2025-077 | Minotaur IV | NGIS | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2021-06-15 | NROL-1112021-052 | Minotaur I | NGIS FSG | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 3 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2020-07-15 | NROL-1292020-046 | Minotaur IV | NGIS | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2017-08-26 | ORS-52017-050 | Minotaur IV 2 | OATK FSG | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 4 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-11-20 | ORS-32013-064 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 28 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2013-09-07 | LADEE2013-047 | Minotaur V | OSC Chandler | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 1 payload ↗ | HEO | success |
| 2011-09-27 | TacSat-42011-052 | Minotaur IV+ | OSCC/RSLP | Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska | 1 payload ↗ | MEO | success |
| 2011-06-30 | ORS-12011-029 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2011-02-06 | USA 2252011-006 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2010-11-20 | STP-SIV2010-062 | Minotaur IV H | SMC/RSLP | Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska | 10 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2010-09-26 | SBSS Block 102010-048 | Minotaur IV | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2009-05-19 | Tacsat 32009-028 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 5 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2007-04-24 | NFIRE2007-014 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2006-12-16 | Tacsat-22006-058 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Wallops Flight Facility / MARS | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2006-04-15 | COSMIC2006-011 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 6 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-09-23 | Streak (STP-R1)2005-037 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2005-04-11 | USA 165 (XSS-11)2005-011 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 1 payload ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2000-07-19 | Mightysat 2.12000-042 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
| 2000-01-27 | JAWSAT2000-004 | Minotaur I | SMC/RSLP | Vandenberg Space Force Base | 10 payloads ↗ | LEO | success |
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About this database
Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,412 in total, 161 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is maintained in Orbital Radar's launch archive and matched continuously to our live satellite catalogue.
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Last updated 2026-09-20 · Data: Orbital Radar launch & satellite archives — sources & methodology.