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Taurus-3110 (Taurus-XL) / Minotaur-C-XL-3110
Taurus-3110 (OCO) [NASA]
The Taurus has been created by adding the stages of Pegasus (without wing and fins) to a Peacekeeper first stage or a Castor-120. It has been designed as a quick reaction launch vehicle, which can be launched from minimaly prepared places in a matter of a few days.
The coding of variants is as below:
1. digit = first stage (1 = TU-903; 2 = Castor-120, 3 = Castor-120 + XL upper stages)
2. digit = size of fairing (1 = small, 2 = large)
3. digit = type of Stage 4 (1 = Orion-38, 3 = Star-37FM)
4. digit = type of optional Stage 5 (0 = none)
→ complete list of all Taurus flights
→ complete list of all Peacekeeper /
Castor-120 based rockets
| Version | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus-3110 (Taurus-XL) / Minotaur-C-XL-3110 (Minotaur-C-XL) | Castor-120 | Orion-50SXLT | Orion-50XLT | Orion-38 |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus-3110 (Taurus-XL) / Minotaur-C-XL-3110 (Minotaur-C-XL) | 1450 | 1050 | 445 | - | 295 |
No: Type Ser Date LS Payload
8 1 Taurus-3110 T-8 24.02.2009 Va 576E F OCO (ESSP 5) 9 2 Taurus-3110 T-9 04.03.2011 Va 576E F Glory / E1P / KySat 1 / Hermes Failures: Flight 8: Payload fairing not seperated, orbit not attained Flight 9: Payload fairing not seperated, orbit not attained Launch sites: Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA/ 576E
