Minotaur I | NROL-111
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
June 15, 2021, 10:30 a.m. - June 15, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
June 15, 2021, 10:30 a.m. - June 15, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Launch success confirmed by the US Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center
Now targeting 13:35 UTC
Hold at T-minus 2 hours 30 minutes
Targeting 11:00 UTC
Launch window confirmed. Setting GO.
The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. The first and second stages, taken directly from decommissioned Minuteman missiles, are mated to the Orion third and fourth stages taken from the Pegasus XL air-launched rocket family. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.
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