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Minotaur-C 2110
ProviderOrbital Sciences Corporation
PadSpace Launch Complex 576E
DateSep 21, 2001
Local time06:49 PM UTC
Failure
Minotaur family · OSC
The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is taken from the Pegasus family of air-launched rockets.