Minotaur (rocket family) | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-06

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00:01:38 1 Vehicles
00:01:47 1.1 Minotaur I
00:02:35 1.2 Minotaur II
00:03:12 1.3 Minotaur III
00:03:46 1.4 Minotaur IV
00:05:01 1.5 Minotaur V
00:05:53 1.6 Minotaur VI
00:06:18 1.7 Minotaur-C
00:06:55 2 Launch statistics
00:07:05 2.1 Rocket configurations
00:07:15 2.2 Launch sites
00:07:24 2.3 Launch outcomes



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The Minotaur is a family of American solid fuel rockets derived from converted Minuteman and Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles. They are built by Northrop Grumman via contract with the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Development and Test Directorate (SMC/SD) as part of the Air Force's Rocket Systems Launch Program which converts retired Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) into space and test launch systems for US Government Agencies.
Three variants of the Minotaur are currently in service. The Minotaur I is an orbital launch system that used to launch small satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). The Minotaur II is a target launch vehicle (TLV), also known as Chimera, used for suborbital flights, often as a target for tracking and anti-ballistic missile tests.  The Minotaur IV is a more capable LEO launch system. The Minotaur V is designed to reach higher orbits, including geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) and trans-lunar trajectories. The Minotaur III is a version under development, which will be used for suborbital flights.
The Minotaur I and II are derived from the Minuteman missile, while the Minotaur III, IV and V are derived from the Peacekeeper.