Minuteman Target Launch Vehicles

MSLS (MDE) [USAF]

Minotaur-2 (OSP-TLV) [OSC]

Version Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
MSLS (NLGM-30F) M-55E1 SR-19-AJ-1 M-57A1
Minotaur-2 (OSP-TLV, NLGM-30F) M-55E1 SR-19-AJ-1 M-57A1
Minotaur-2+ M-55E1 SR-19-AJ-1 SR-73-AJ-1 or SR-73-TC-1
Minotaur-2-Heavy M-55E1 SR-19-AJ-1 Orion-50XL
Minotaur-2-Lite M-55E1 SR-19-AJ-1 -
No:                Type               Serial         Date        LS             Payload

 798         1     MSLS               MDE            27.09.1996  Va LF-03     * MDE (5)
 799         2     MSLS               IFT-1          17.01.1997  Va LF-03     * IFT 1 Target (1+8)
 803         3     MSLS               IFT-1A         25.06.1997  Va LF-03     * IFT 1A Target (1+8)
 804         4     MSLS               IFT-2          18.01.1998  Va LF-03     * IFT 2 Target (1+8)
 813         5     MSLS               IFT-3          02.10.1999  Va LF-03     * IFT 3 Target
 815         6     MSLS               IFT-4          19.01.2000  Va LF-03     * IFT 4 Target
 818         1     Minotaur-2         TLV-D          28.05.2000  Va LF-06     * TLV-Demo
 820         7     MSLS               IFT-5          08.07.2000  Va LF-03     * IFT 5 Target
 825         8     MSLS               IFT-6          15.07.2001  Va LF-03     * IFT 6 Target
 827         2     Minotaur-2         TLV-1          04.12.2001  Va LF-06     * IFT 7 Target
 828         3     Minotaur-2         TLV-2          16.03.2002  Va LF-06     * IFT 8 Target
 833         4     Minotaur-2         TLV-3          15.10.2002  Va LF-06     * IFT 9 Target
 834         5     Minotaur-2         TLV-4          11.12.2002  Va LF-06     * IFT 10 Target
 855         6     Minotaur-2         TLV-5          21.03.2007  Va LF-06     * SBX Target
 857         1     Minotaur-2+        TLV-7          23.08.2007  Va LF-06     * NFIRE 2A Target 
 860         2     Minotaur-2+        TLV-8          23.09.2008  Va LF-06     * NFIRE 2B Target


Planned:

 xxx         x     Minotaur-2         TLV-6          xx.xx.xxxx  Va LF-06     * ?

 
 *           suborbital