Minotaur V
ActiveOrbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Sept. 7, 2013
Description
Specifications
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Minimum Stage
1 -
Max Stage
5 -
Length
23.9 m -
Diameter
2.35 m -
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
36.0 T -
Thrust
1600.0 kN -
Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
500.0 km
Family
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Name
Minotaur V -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Minotaur V
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
1735.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Commercial
None
OSCMinotaur V | LADEE
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Sept. 7, 2013, 3:27 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
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