Taurus rocket

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The Taurus rocket is a small, solid-fueled American launch vehicle designed primarily to place satellites into low Earth orbit.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Minotaur-C 2
Taurus XL 1
Taurus launch vehicle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch system
orbital launch vehicle
solid-fueled rocket
alternativeName Taurus I
linked to: Taurus II

Taurus II (early name for Antares)
linked to: Taurus II

Taurus XL
linked to: Taurus rocket
countryOfOrigin United States
derivedFrom Pegasus rocket
designedForOrbitType low Earth orbit
designGoal low-cost small satellite access to orbit
failureCause payload fairing separation failure
fairingType payload fairing
firstFlightDate 1994-03-13
firstFlightMission Taurus 001
linked to: Taurus II
firstLaunchCountry United States
firstLaunchSite Vandenberg Air Force Base
firstStage Peacekeeper ICBM stage
linked to: Peacekeeper ICBM
firstStageType solid rocket motor
fuelType solid propellant
laterManufacturer Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
linked to: Northrop Grumman

Orbital ATK
launchCapability polar orbit launches
sun-synchronous orbit launches
launchConfiguration ground-launched version of Pegasus
launchEra 1990s
2000s
launchMethod ground launch from fixed pad
launchServiceProvider Orbital Sciences Corporation
launchSitesUsed Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Kodiak Launch Complex
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Wallops Flight Facility
launchVehicleFamily Minotaur family
Pegasus family
manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation
marketSegment commercial launches
government launches
notableFailure Glory mission loss in 2011
OCO mission loss in 2009
numberOfStages 4
operator Orbital Sciences Corporation
primaryUse satellite launch
propulsionType solid rocket motors
retirementReason multiple launch failures
status retired
successor Minotaur-C
linked to: Minotaur IV
typicalOrbit sun-synchronous orbit
typicalPayloadClass small satellites
upperStages Pegasus rocket stages
usesComponentFrom LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM
linked to: Peacekeeper ICBM

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Space Launch Complex 3 launchVehicle Minotaur-C
linked to: Taurus rocket
ATK Launch Systems providedComponentFor Taurus launch vehicle
linked to: Taurus rocket
Minotaur rocket family hasVariant Minotaur-C
linked to: Taurus rocket
David W. Thompson workedOn Taurus launch vehicle program
linked to: Taurus rocket
Taurus rocket alternativeName Taurus XL
linked to: Taurus rocket