Minotaur (rocket family)

family of American rockets

Minotaur-C (Minotaur Commercial), formerly known as Taurus or Taurus XL, is 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 stage" in place of an airplane. The Minotaur-C is able to carry a maximum payload of around 1458 kg into a low Earth orbit (LEO).

American expendable launch system

active expendable launch system derived from the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM

space launch vehicle

suborbital rocket

suborbital heavy rocket