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    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...
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    In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (/ˈmaɪnətɔːr, ˈmɪnətɔːr/ MY-nə-tor, MIN-ə-tor, US: /ˈmɪnətɑːr, -oʊ-/ MIN-ə-tar, -⁠oh-; Ancient Greek: Μινώταυρος [miːnɔ̌ːtau̯ros];...
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      Taurus/Minotaur-C   Minotaur I   Minotaur II   Minotaur II+   Minotaur IV   Minotaur IV Lite   Minotaur IV HAPS   Minotaur IV+   Minotaur V 1 2 3 4...
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    The Minotaur I, or just Minotaur is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minuteman II missile. It is used to launch small satellites for...
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    HMS Minotaur was the lead ship of the Minotaur-class armoured frigates built for the Royal Navy during the 1860s. Minotaur took nearly four years between...
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    Minotaur IV, also known as Peacekeeper SLV and OSP-2 PK is an active expendable launch system derived from the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM. It is operated...
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  • transfer orbits and trans-lunar orbits Minotaur VI, five-stage medium-lift expendable launch vehicle Minotaur-C, four-stage small-lift expendable launch...
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  • launched six more SkySat satellites, along with four Dove CubeSats, on a Minotaur-C rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 31 October 2017. An additional...
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  • Zealand/United States company) Minotaur (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) Minotaur I Minotaur IV Minotaur V Minotaur-C Pegasus (Northrop Grumman Innovation...
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  • successfully conducted the inaugural launch of the Taurus (now renamed as Minotaur-C) launch vehicle. In the early 2000s, Orbital continued expanding its missile...
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  • Atlas II (1991–2004) Minotaur-C/Taurus (1994–present) Athena (1995–2001) Delta III (1998–2000) 2000s Minotaur I (2000–present) Minotaur II (2000–present)...
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    de. Retrieved 7 February 2019. "Minotaur-C Factsheet" (PDF). Orbital Science Corporation. 2014. "Taurus / Minotaur-C". Gunter's Space Page. May 2014....
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    Corporation agreed to pay $17.5 million for the Castor 120 motors used in the Minotaur-C launch vehicles for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Glory satellites...
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    consisting of 4 Dove satellites, was launched on 31 October 2017 on a Minotaur C rocket, along with six of Planet's SkySat satellites. Flock 3p', consisting...
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  • by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s Taurus space launch vehicle, later named Minotaur-C Taurus KEPD 350, a cruise missile HMS Taurus, two ships of the Royal Navy...
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  • Minotaur, August 2011) ISBN 978-0-312-36574-5 The Highway (St. Martin's Minotaur, July 2013) ISBN 978-0-312-58320-0 Badlands (St. Martin's Minotaur,...
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  • Sprint-like missile. The GBI uses a three-stage booster based on the Minotaur-C launch vehicle, itself a derivative of the Peacekeeper/MX ICBM. Missile...
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  • Used on Pegasus, Pegasus XL, Antares, Minotaur-C (formerly known as Taurus) third stages, Minotaur I, and Minotaur IV fourth stages Pegasus second stage...
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    Start-1/Start launches current as of 25 April 2006. Number of Taurus/Minotaur-C launches current as of 31 October 2017. Number of Tianlong-2 launches...
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    Vega (rocket) (redirect from Vega C)
    2012, SpaceNews Delta II 7420 (retired) Epsilon Firefly Alpha Minotaur IV Minotaur-C Rokot (retired) Soyuz-2-1v Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle List of...
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  • Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete is a 1992 role-playing adventure video game for Macintosh by Bungie; produced by Jason Jones and Alex Seropian. The game...
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    against him. The most famous legend about Theseus is his slaying of the Minotaur, half man and half bull. He then goes on to unite Attica under Athenian...
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    rocket, developed as a derivative of the Castor 120 solid motor used as Minotaur-C's first stage, itself based on a LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM first stage....
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    performance to the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM. Athena II Epsilon Minotaur IV Shavit Minotaur-C Vega Spaceflight portal Comparison of orbital launchers families...
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  • designation for a specific motor looks like C6-3. In this example, the letter (C) represents the total impulse range of the motor, the number (6) before the...
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  • launch systems "OHSUMI | Spacecraft". "Spaceflight Now | Minotaur Launch Report | Minotaur rocket poised to send research to new heights". "10.0 Integration...
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    Oceanid nymph Perse, Pasiphaë is notable as the mother of the Minotaur. She conceived the Minotaur after mating with the Cretan Bull while hidden within a hollow...
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  • market with new name, upgrades". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 22 Sep 2014. "Minotaur C". orbital.com. Retrieved 23 Sep 2014. "Northrop Grumman to terminate OmegA...
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    variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is known for helping Theseus escape the Minotaur and being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw...
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    Peacekeeper missile. Initial launches used refurbished MX first stages. The Minotaur I, also ground-launched, is a combination of stages from Taurus launchers...
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