Compare · Rockets
Minotaur I vs Thor Delta E1
RANKED BY PAYLOAD TO LOW EARTH ORBIT
#234 VS #235
CHECKED 29 SEPT 2026
Side by side
Verdict
Minotaur I ranks #234 of 311 on Payload to low Earth orbit (580 kg); Thor Delta E1 ranks #235 (540 kg).
Rank 234 of 311 · leads
Payload to low Earth orbit
580 kg
Launches12
Success rate100%
Payload to GTO—
First flight27 Jan 2000
Height19.21 m
Liftoff thrust935 kN
Launch mass36 t
Launch cost—
ReusableNo
StatusActive
Rank 235 of 311
Payload to low Earth orbit
540 kg
Launches17
Success rate94.1%
Payload to GTO150 kg
First flight01 Jul 1966
Height28 m
Liftoff thrust1,450 kN
Launch mass68 t
Launch cost—
ReusableNo
StatusRetired
Try another pair
More Minotaur I matchups
- Minotaur I vs Saturn V
- Minotaur I vs Starship V3
- Minotaur I vs N1
- Minotaur I vs Space Launch System Block 1
- Minotaur I vs Energiya/Buran
- Minotaur I vs Energiya
- Minotaur I vs Falcon Heavy
- Minotaur I vs New Glenn
- Minotaur I vs Starship V2
- Minotaur I vs Delta IV Heavy
- Minotaur I vs Space Shuttle
- Minotaur I vs Long March 5
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026