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Taurus-2210 (Commercial-Taurus) / Minotaur-C-2210
Taurus-2210 (GFO, Orbcomm FM03,04)
[OSC]
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-2210 (Commercial-Taurus) / Minotaur-C-2210 | Castor-120 | Orion-50ST | Orion-50T | Orion-38 |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus-2210 (Commercial-Taurus) / Minotaur-C-2210 | 1450 | 1180 | 375 | - |
No: Type Ser Date LS Payload
2 1 Taurus-2210 T-2 10.02.1998 Va 576E GFO / Orbcomm FM03 / Orbcomm FM04 / Celestis 03 Launch sites: Va = Vandenberg AFB, California, USA/ 576E
