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Taurus-3210 (Taurus-XL) / Minotaur-C-XL-3210
Taurus-3210 (ROCSAT 2)
[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-3210 (Taurus-XL) / Minotaur-C-XL-3210 (Minotaur-C-XL) | Castor-120 | Orion-50SXLT | Orion-50XLT | Orion-38 |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taurus-3210 (Taurus-XL) / Minotaur-C-XL-3210 (Minotaur-C-XL) | 1275 | 880 | - | 295 |
No: Type Date LS Payload
7 1 Taurus-3210 T-7 20.05.2004 Va 576E ROCSAT 2 10 2 Minotaur-C-XL-3210 x 31.10.2017 Va 576E SkySat 8 / SkySat 9 / SkySat 10 / SkySat 11 / SkySat 12 / SkySat 13 / Flock-3m 1, ..., 4 planned: Launch sites: Va = Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA/ 576E
