← All launches
Launch SuccessfulNorthrop Grumman Space Systems

Minotaur I: NROL-111

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

Tuesday, 15 June 2021
Minotaur I: NROL-111

Mission Data

Northrop Grumman Space Systems
🇺🇸Northrop Grumman Space SystemsEst. 2015
Launch VehicleMinotaur I
Vehicle FamilyMinotaur
Vehicle Record12 of 12 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record17 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
Mission TypeGovernment/Top Secret
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 0 B
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#55
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad8
Launches From This Site87
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Minotaur I

The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. The first and second stages, taken directly from decommissioned Minuteman missiles, are mated to the Orion third and fourth stages taken from the Pegasus XL air-launched rocket family. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.The Minotaur I launch system is derived from converted Minuteman II ICBMs and is used to launch small satellites for the US Government. An optional hydrazine-powered fifth stage called HAPS can be used.

Launch updates

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

    Source ↗

  2. Now targeting 13:35 UTC

    Source ↗

  3. Hold at T-minus 2 hours 30 minutes

    Source ↗

  4. Targeting 11:00 UTC

    Source ↗

  5. Launch window confirmed. Setting GO.

    Source ↗

  6. Launch NET June 15. Launch time TBD.

    Source ↗

Launch Site

Launch Area 0 B · 37.8310°N 75.4911°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.