Minotaur I | NROL-111

Minotaur I | NROL-111

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Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.

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NROL-111

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

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Minotaur I


Height 19.21 Meters

Max Stages 5

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 935 kN

Diameter 1.67 Meters

Mass To LEO 580 kg

Liftoff Mass 36 Tonnes


Launch Success 12

Consecutive Success 12

Maiden Flight 2000-01-27

Launch Failures 0


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Nosu

2021-06-15T16:02:13+0000

Launch success confirmed by the US Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center

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Nosu

2021-06-15T11:09:33+0000

Now targeting 13:35 UTC

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Nosu

2021-06-15T08:37:49+0000

Hold at T-minus 2 hours 30 minutes

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Nosu

2021-06-08T17:41:08+0000

Targeting 11:00 UTC

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Nosu

2021-06-01T18:20:32+0000

Launch window confirmed. Setting GO.

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Nosu

2021-05-17T18:52:58+0000

Launch NET June 15. Launch time TBD.

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