SPACE LAUNCH REPORT Minuteman Launch Vehicle Flight History by Variant/Year (1959-Present) Page 1 of 1: Minuteman Variants by Ed Kyle, Last Update December 31, 2023 Table 1 of 2 L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures) Minuteman Minuteman Minuteman Minuteman M55E1 HOE IA IB II III Year L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1959 4(0)+ - - - - - 1960 4(0)+ - - - - - 1961 6(2) - - - - - 1962 19(7) 2(0) - - - - 1963 18(0) 23(5) - - - - 1964 18(0) 45(2) 4(0) - - - 1965 3(0) 22(0) 11(0) - - - 1966 10(0) 30(0) 14(2) - - - 1967 - 34(0) 17(0) - - - 1968 - 10(0) 13(0) 2(0) - - 1969 - 20(0) 25(0) 13(1) - - 1970 - 19(0) 26(0) 17(1) 1(0) - 1971 - 16(0) 17(0) 17(0) - - 1972 - 6(0) 10(0) 14(0) - - 1973 - 11(0) 6(0) 10(0) - - 1974 - 6(0) 7(0) 11(0) 2(0) - 1975 - 8(0) 4(0) 11(0) - - 1976 - 3(0) 7(0) 11(0) - - 1977 - 3(0) 3(0) 13(0) - - 1978 - 4(0) 3(0) 10(0) - - 1979 - 6(0) 4(0) 10(0) - - 1980 - 5(0) 1(0) 9(0) - - 1981 - 5(0) - 8(0) - - 1982 - 1(0) 3(0) 6(0) - - 1983 - 5(0) 2(0) 7(0) - 3(0) 1984 - 2(0) 1(0) 7(0) - 1(0) 1985 - 1(0) - 6(0) - - 1986 - 1(0) - 7(0) - - 1987 - 2(0) 3(0) 8(0) - - 1988 - 1(0) - 5(0) - - 1989 - - - 7(0) - - 1990 - 1(0) - 6(0) - - 1991 - 3(0) - 4(0) - - 1992 - 2(1) - 4(1) - - 1993 - 1(1) - 3(0) - - 1994 - - - 4(0) - - 1995 - - - 2(0) - - 1996 - - 1(0) 3(0) - - 1997 - - 2(0) 3(0) - - 1998 - - 1(0) 5(1) - - 1999 - - 1(0) 4(0) - - 2000 - - 3(0)# 4(1) - - 2001 - - 2(0)# 2(0) - - 2002 - - 3(0)* 4(0) - - 2003 - - - 3(0) - - 2004 - - - 3(0) - - 2005 - - - 4(0) - - 2006 - - - 4(0) - - 2007 - - 2(0)* 1(0) - - 2008 - - 1(0)* 4(0) - - 2009 - - - 2(0) - - 2010 - - - 3(0) - - 2011 - - - 2(1) - - 2012 - - - 2(0) - - 2013 - - - 4(0) - - 2014 - - - 1(0) - - 2015 - - - 5(0) - - 2016 - - - 3(0) - - 2017 - - - 4(0) - - 2018 - - - 4(1) - - 2019 - - - 4(0) - - 2020 - - - 4(0) - - 2021 - - - 2(0) - - 2022 - - 1(1)& 2(0) - - 2023 - - - 4(1) - - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Minuteman Minuteman Minuteman Minuteman M55E1 HOE IA IB II III Year L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Suborb 82(9) 298(9) 196(3) 322(8) 3(0) 4(0) Orbit - - - - - - Total 82(9) 298(9) 196(3) 322(8) 3(0) 4(0) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 1 of 2 L(F) = Number of Launches(Number of Failures) Minotaur 1 Minuteman Total Year L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1959 - 4(0)+ 1960 - 4(0)+ 1961 - 6(2) 1962 - 21(7) 1963 - 41(5) 1964 - 67(2) 1965 - 36(0) 1966 - 54(2) 1967 - 51(0) 1968 - 25(0) 1969 - 58(1) 1970 - 63(1) 1971 - 50(0) 1972 - 30(0) 1973 - 27(0) 1974 - 26(0) 1975 - 23(0) 1976 - 21(0) 1977 - 19(0) 1978 - 17(0) 1979 - 20(0) 1980 - 15(0) 1981 - 13(0) 1982 - 10(0) 1983 - 17(0) 1984 - 11(0) 1985 - 7(0) 1986 - 8(0) 1987 - 13(0) 1988 - 6(0) 1989 - 7(0) 1990 - 7(0) 1991 - 7(0) 1992 - 6(2) 1993 - 4(1) 1994 - 4(0) 1995 - 2(0) 1996 - 4(0) 1997 - 5(0) 1998 - 6(1) 1999 - 5(0) 2000 2(0) 9(1) 2001 - 4(0) 2002 - 7(0) 2003 - 3(0) 2004 - 3(0) 2005 2(0) 6(0) 2006 2(0) 6(0) 2007 1(0) 4(0) 2008 - 5(0) 2009 1(0) 3(0) 2010 - 3(0) 2011 2(0) 4(1) 2012 - 2(0) 2013 1(0) 5(0) 2014 - 1(0) 2015 - 5(0) 2016 - 3(0) 2017 - 4(0) 2018 - 4(1) 2019 - 4(0) 2020 - 4(0) 2021 1(0) 3(0) 2022 - 3(1) 2023 - 4(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Minotaur 1 Minuteman Total Year L(F) L(F) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Suborb - 905(29) Orbit 12(0) 12(0) Total 12(0) 917(29) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Footnotes: + Eight tethered silo test launches (3 sec thrust) from Vandenberg AFB (1959-60) # One "Minotaur 2" variant flown in 2000 and 2001 for missile defense tests. * "Minotaur 2" variants flown for missle defense tests. & "Minotaur 2+" variant flown to test upgraded RV. Failed shortly after launch. Minuteman Variants ================================================================== Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Minuteman IA M55A1 M56 M57 Minuteman IB M55A1 M56 M57 Minuteman II M55A1 SR19AJ1 M57A1 M55E1 M55E1 M56A1 Minuteman III M55E1 SR19AJ1 SR73AJ1 PBV (MIRV Bus) HOE M55E1 SR19AJ1 Minotaur 1 M55A1 SR19AJ1 Orion50XL Orion38 Minotaur 2 M55A1 SR19AJ1 M57A1 ================================================================== Minotaur 1 Data ================================================================== Stg Name Fuel/OX Thrust Burn Length Dia Gross (lbs) (sec) (in) (in) Mass(lb) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 MM M-55A1 solid 200,434 60.8 294.9 65.7 51,514 2 MM SR-19 solid 60,312 65.5 162.3 52.2 13,740 3 Orion 50XL HTPB 44,171 72.5 141 50.2 9,551 4 Orion 38 HTPB 8,062 69.6 52.7 38 1,977 ================================================================== Partial Failure List ================================================================== DATE VEHICLE ID PAYLOAD SITE ORBIT ------------------------------------------------------------------ 07/27/11 Minuteman 3 GT205 ICBM Test VA LF04 [FSO] 07/31/18 Minuteman 3 GT225GM Operational Test VA LF09 [FSO] 07/07/22 Minotaur 2+ Mk21A RV Test VA TP01 [FSO] 11/01/23 Minuteman 3 GT248 ICBM Operational Test VA LFxx [FSO] ------------------------------------------------------------------ [GT205] RSO at T+5 minutes. First Minuteman 3 failure since 2000 [GT225GM] Failed at 11:42 UTC, shortly after launch. 1st MM3 failure since 2011. [07/07/23] Failed T+11 sec. Carried Mk21A RV in development test for Sentinel ICBM. Mk21A will carry W87-1 warhead. First Minotaur 2(+) launch since 2008. [GT248] Flight terminated by Range Safety over Pacific Ocean after 5 minutes. 0706 UTC launch. Possible failure during post-boost phase, or failed RV Shroud or PBV or RV sep. ================================================================== References: Jonathan's Space Report Launch Vehicle Database "http://www.planet4589.org/space/lvdb/index.html" Rusty Barton's Minuteman ICBM History page at "http://www.geocities.com/minuteman_missile/index.html" Encylopedia Astronautica "http://www.astronautix.com/" Gunter's Space Page "http://www.skyrocket.de/space" SpaceFlightNow "http://www.spaceflightnow.com" Orbital Report "http://www.orbireport.com"