Minotaur I Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Minotaur I, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Minotaur family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-21.
Minotaur I made 12 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 2000 and 2021. It is part of the Minotaur family. All 12 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 2000, with 2 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2021.
12
Launch attempts
12
Successes
0
Failures
100%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Minotaur I launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARS | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| VS | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Minotaur I launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2021 | 2021-052 | 12 : [NRO Unk Smallsat 11], [NRO Unk Smallsat 10], [NRO Unk Smallsat 9] | MARS / Pad 0B | 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 | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2011-029 | 10 : ORS-1 | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Feb 6, 2011 | 2011-006 | 9 : RPP Aquila | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| May 19, 2009 | 2009-028 | 8 : AC-3/Drag device, HawkSat-1, CalPoly CP6 +2 more, Pharmasat, Tacsat 3 | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Apr 24, 2007 | 2007-014 | 7 : NFIRE | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Dec 16, 2006 | 2006-058 | 6 : Genesat-1, Tacsat 2 | 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 | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Sep 23, 2005 | 2005-037 | 4 : Streak | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Apr 11, 2005 | 2005-011 | 3 : XSS-11 | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Jul 19, 2000 | 2000-042 | 2 : Tethered Picosat No. 23, Mightysat 2.1 | 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 | VS / SLC8 | Success |