Minotaur

The Minotaur is a family of United States solid-fuel launch vehicles repurposed from retired Minuteman and Peacekeeper model intercontinental ballistic missiles. Built by Northrop Grumman under the Space Force's Rocket Systems Launch Program, these vehicles are used for various space and test launch missions.

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  Minotaur I ⓘ
  space launch vehicle

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  Minotaur III ⓘ
  suborbital heavy rocket

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

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  Minotaur V ⓘ
  American expendable launch system

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  Minotaur-C ⓘ
  four stage, solid fuel launch vehicle

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  Minotaur II ⓘ
  suborbital rocket

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The Space Cowboys, consisting of members from the 2d Space Launch Squadron, pose for a group photo in front of a Minotaur rocket at Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 10, 2025.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Minotaur I	Minotaur	Wikidata
class	rocket		Minotaur III	Minotaur	Wikidata
class	rocket		Minotaur IV	Minotaur	Wikidata
class	rocket		Minotaur V	Minotaur	Wikidata
class	rocket		Minotaur-C	Minotaur	Wikidata
class	rocket	2000	Minotaur II	Minotaur	Wikidata
commons	image		The Space Cowboys, consisting of members from the 2d Space Launch Squadron, pose for a group photo in front of a Minotaur rocket at Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., April 10, 2025.		Commons