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Minotaur-C (Minotaur Commercial), formerly known as Taurus or Taurus XL, was a four stage solid fueled launch vehicle built in the United States by Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman) and launched from SLC-576E at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. It is based on the air-launched Pegasus rocket from the same manufacturer, utilizing a "zeroth…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minotaur-C | Based on | Pegasus | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Burn time | 83 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Burn time | 73 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Burn time | 65 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Cost per launch | US$40−50 million (2017) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Country of origin | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Diameter | 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)[citation needed] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Failure | 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Family | Minotaur | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | First flight | 13 March 1994 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Function | Small-lift launch vehicle | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Height | 27.9 m (92 ft)[citation needed] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Last flight | 13 October 2017 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Launch sites | Vandenberg, SLC-576E | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Manufacturer | Orbital Sciences (1994–2015) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Manufacturer | Orbital ATK (2015–2018) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman (2018–present) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Mass | 73,000 kg (161,000 lb)[citation needed] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Mass | 1,458 kg (3,214 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Mass | 1,054 kg (2,324 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Maximum thrust | 1,606.6 kN (361,200 lbf) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Maximum thrust | 484.9 kN (109,000 lbf) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Maximum thrust | 118.2 kN (26,600 lbf) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Maximum thrust | 34.57 kN (7,770 lbf) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Propellant | HTPB / Al | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Specific impulse | 286 s (2.80 km/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Specific impulse | 285 s (2.79 km/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Specific impulse | 292 s (2.86 km/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Specific impulse | 293 s (2.87 km/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Minotaur-C | Stages | 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
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