Minotaur Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Minotaur family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Minotaur made 21 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 2000 and 2026. All 21 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 2011, with 3 flights. Minotaur has flown 1 time in 2026 so far.
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Successes
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Failures
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Success rate
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Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Variants
Counts for each Minotaur variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
| Variant | Flights | Successes | Failures | First year | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minotaur I | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2000 | 2021 |
| Minotaur IV | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2010 | 2026 |
| Minotaur IV+ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Minotaur V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Minotaur-C 3210 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2017 |
Recent launches
The most recent Minotaur family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | 2026-074 | 9 : AggieSat-6, CANVAS, MISR-C +3 more, Rawhide, STP-S29A, ASTRA-HyRAX | Minotaur IV | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 2025-077 | 8 : [NRO Unk Smallsat 17], [NRO Unk Smallsat 16], [NRO Unk Smallsat 15] | Minotaur IV | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Jun 15, 2021 | 2021-052 | 12 : [NRO Unk Smallsat 11], [NRO Unk Smallsat 10], [NRO Unk Smallsat 9] | Minotaur I | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Jul 15, 2020 | 2020-046 | 7 : [NRO Unk Smallsat 8], [NRO Unk Smallsat 7], [NRO Unk Smallsat 6] +1 more, [NRO Unk Smallsat 5] | Minotaur IV | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 2017-068 | T10 (XL) : Dove 0F02, Dove 0F4C, Dove 0F13 +7 more, Dove 0F06, SkySat C6, SkySat C7, SkySat C8, SkySat C9, SkySat C10, SkySat C11 | Minotaur-C 3210 | V / 576E | Success |
| Aug 26, 2017 | 2017-050 | 6 : Prometheus 2.4, Prometheus 2.2, DARPA High Freq. Receiver +1 more, ORS-5 | Minotaur IV | SPFLA / SLC46 | Success |
| Nov 20, 2013 | 2013-064 | 11 : ORS-3, Prometheus 3, Lunar O/L +27 more, Prometheus 1, ChargerSat 1.2, NSF Firefly, Ho'oponopono 2, SwampSat, Prometheus 8, SPA-1 Trailblazer, Prometheus 7, Black Knight 1, STARE-B, VECTOR JCTD 2, Copper-Cube, Prometheus 6, Prometheus 5, SENSE-B, Prometheus 2, Prometheus 4, NPS-SCAT, SENSE-A, VECTOR JCTD 1, ORS Enabler Satellite, TJ-Cubesat, KySat-2, DragonSat-1, CAPE 2, PhoneSat 2.4, STP-SIV 2 | Minotaur I | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Sep 7, 2013 | 2013-047 | 1 : LADEE | Minotaur V | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Sep 27, 2011 | 2011-052 | 5 : TacSat-4 | Minotaur IV+ | KLC / LP1 | Success |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2011-029 | 10 : ORS-1 | Minotaur I | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Feb 6, 2011 | 2011-006 | 9 : RPP Aquila | Minotaur I | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Nov 20, 2010 | 2010-062 | 3 : Fastrac 2, NanoSail-D2, STP-S26 Ballast B +7 more, STP-S26 Ballast A, Fastrac 1, Falconsat-5, Fastsat-HSV, O/OREOS, Radio Aurora Explorer, STP-SIV | Minotaur IV | KLC / LP1 | Success |
| Sep 26, 2010 | 2010-048 | 2 : SBSS Block 10 | Minotaur IV | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| May 19, 2009 | 2009-028 | 8 : AC-3/Drag device, HawkSat-1, CalPoly CP6 +2 more, Pharmasat, Tacsat 3 | Minotaur I | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Apr 24, 2007 | 2007-014 | 7 : NFIRE | Minotaur I | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Dec 16, 2006 | 2006-058 | 6 : Genesat-1, Tacsat 2 | Minotaur I | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Apr 15, 2006 | 2006-011 | 5 : FORMOSAT 3 FM2, FORMOSAT 3 FM4, FORMOSAT 3 FM3 +3 more, FORMOSAT 3 FM5, FORMOSAT 3 FM1, FORMOSAT 3 FM6 | Minotaur I | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Sep 23, 2005 | 2005-037 | 4 : Streak | Minotaur I | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Apr 11, 2005 | 2005-011 | 3 : XSS-11 | Minotaur I | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Jul 19, 2000 | 2000-042 | 2 : Tethered Picosat No. 23, Mightysat 2.1 | Minotaur I | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Jan 27, 2000 | 2000-004 | 1 : MEMS 2, Picosat 6, Picosat 5 +8 more, Picosat 8, Picosat 7, MEMS 1, ASUSAT, Falconsat, OPAL, OCS, JAWSAT | Minotaur I | VS / SLC8 | Success |