30-499: [REDACTED] Look up taurus or Taurus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Taurus is Latin for ' bull ' and may refer to: Taurus (astrology) , the astrological sign Vṛṣabha , in vedic astrology Taurus (constellation) , one of the constellations of the zodiac Taurus (mythology) , one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus Bos taurus ,
60-710: A 0-6-0ST steam locomotive The Taurus Express ( Toros Ekspresi ), a Turkish passenger train Pipistrel Taurus , a two-seat, self launching ultralight sailplane ST Taurus , a tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949–1984 Taurus (locomotive) , a widely known name for the EuroSprinter 64 U+ locomotive Taurus II space launch vehicle, the former name of the American Antares rocket launch vehicle Law enforcement [ edit ] Ford Police Interceptor Sedan , police version of
90-682: A 1936 aircraft piston engine Canadian Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, based on the Leopard 1 tank XSSM-N-4 Taurus, a proposed unmanned version of the North American AJ Savage bomber Civilian [ edit ] Ford Taurus , a full-size sedan (previously mid-size from 1986 to 2007) produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1986 to 2019 Ford Taurus (China) , a full-size sedan produced by Changan Ford since 2016 South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus ,
120-835: A Brazilian gun manufacturer Taurus Impact Systems, a business software producer and the precursor to Bullfrog Productions TAURUS (share trading) , an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange Other [ edit ] Operation Taurus , a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "taurus" on Misplaced Pages. Tauris (disambiguation) Tauros (disambiguation) Centaur Minotaur Taro (river) (Latin: Tarus ) Torus All pages with titles beginning with Taurus All pages with titles containing Taurus Topics referred to by
150-547: A Marvel Comics villain Taurus (G.I. Joe) , a character in the G.I. Joe universe Taurus, a.k.a. Ox, a character in the Mega Man Star Force TV series Taurus Bulba , a villain in the animated television series Darkwing Duck Film [ edit ] Taurus (2001 film) , a Russian film Taurus (2022 film) , an American film directed by Tim Sutton Music [ edit ] Moog Taurus ,
180-570: A Russian film Taurus (2022 film) , an American film directed by Tim Sutton Music [ edit ] Moog Taurus , a synthesizer; including the Taurus I, Taurus II, Taurus III Taurus , a former band name of the Danish pop group TV-2 Taurus (group) , a girl band " Taurus Here ", a 2005 song by Taurus "Taurus" (instrumental) , a 1968 rock instrumental by Spirit Taurus I , Five Miles Out ( Taurus II ) and Taurus III ,
210-552: A cruise missile HMS Taurus , two ships of the Royal Navy USNS Taurus (T-AK-273) , a vehicle landing ship USS Taurus (AF-25) , a WWII cargo ship USS Taurus (PHM-3) , hydrofoil Bristol Taurus , a 1936 aircraft piston engine Canadian Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, based on the Leopard 1 tank XSSM-N-4 Taurus, a proposed unmanned version of the North American AJ Savage bomber Civilian [ edit ] Ford Taurus ,
240-609: A deejay under the name Taurus Black Taurus (born 1987), Mexican wrestler also known as Taurus Gran Guerrero (born 1993), Mexican wrestler formerly known as Taurus Polo G (Taurus Bartlett, born 1999), American rapper Romans [ edit ] Titus Statilius Taurus , the name of a line of four Roman senators Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus , Roman consul in 45 Lucius Calvenus Taurus , 2nd century Middle Platonist philosopher Taurus Volusianus , Roman consul in 261 Taurus (consul 361) , Roman consul in 361 Taurus (consul 428) , Roman consul in 428, nephew of
270-428: A full-size sedan (previously mid-size from 1986 to 2007) produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1986 to 2019 Ford Taurus (China) , a full-size sedan produced by Changan Ford since 2016 South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus , a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive The Taurus Express ( Toros Ekspresi ), a Turkish passenger train Pipistrel Taurus , a two-seat, self launching ultralight sailplane ST Taurus ,
300-488: A later stage of the flight suggested that the fairing failed to separate. The rocket did not reach orbit, owing to the extra weight of the fairing. Launch vehicle and services for OCO are estimated at US$ 54 million. The replacement satellite, Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 , was launched on 2 July 2014 aboard a Delta II rocket. On 4 March 2011, a Taurus XL rocket failed again during the launch of NASA's US$ 424 million Glory climate change monitoring satellite. In total,
330-434: A root cause could not be identified, two likely causes were identified: the rubber charge holder in the frangible rail slumping due to launch acceleration and random vibration, or a failure of the frangible rail system due to it operating outside the environment for which it was tested. A continued investigation eventually revealed that sub-standard parts provided by Sapa Profiles , Inc. (SPI) with falsified test results were
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#1732765653346360-531: A six years pause, the rocket successfully returned to flight in 2017 as Minotaur-C. The Minotaur-C's first stage, an Orbital ATK Castor 120 , is based on a Peacekeeper ICBM first stage. Stages 2 and 3 are Orion-50s (like the Pegasus-1 but without wings or stabilisers), and stage 4 is an Orion 38 , derived from the Pegasus-3. Different configurations are designated using a four-digit code, similar to
390-752: A species of cattle Taurus cattle , a breed of cattle Geography [ edit ] Taurus Mountains , a range in modern-day Turkey Montes Taurus , a mountainous region on the Moon Taurus Mountain , a summit in Canada People [ edit ] Tarrus Riley , reggae singer who initially worked as a deejay under the name Taurus Black Taurus (born 1987), Mexican wrestler also known as Taurus Gran Guerrero (born 1993), Mexican wrestler formerly known as Taurus Polo G (Taurus Bartlett, born 1999), American rapper Romans [ edit ] Titus Statilius Taurus ,
420-534: A synthesizer; including the Taurus I, Taurus II, Taurus III Taurus , a former band name of the Danish pop group TV-2 Taurus (group) , a girl band " Taurus Here ", a 2005 song by Taurus "Taurus" (instrumental) , a 1968 rock instrumental by Spirit Taurus I , Five Miles Out ( Taurus II ) and Taurus III , a trilogy of musical pieces by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s Vehicles [ edit ] Military [ edit ] Taurus space launch vehicle, later named Minotaur-C Taurus KEPD 350 ,
450-432: A trilogy of musical pieces by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s Vehicles [ edit ] Military [ edit ] Taurus space launch vehicle, later named Minotaur-C Taurus KEPD 350 , a cruise missile HMS Taurus , two ships of the Royal Navy USNS Taurus (T-AK-273) , a vehicle landing ship USS Taurus (AF-25) , a WWII cargo ship USS Taurus (PHM-3) , hydrofoil Bristol Taurus ,
480-477: A tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949–1984 Taurus (locomotive) , a widely known name for the EuroSprinter 64 U+ locomotive Taurus II space launch vehicle, the former name of the American Antares rocket launch vehicle Law enforcement [ edit ] Ford Police Interceptor Sedan , police version of the Ford Taurus Business [ edit ] Taurus (manufacturer) ,
510-418: Is based on the air-launched Pegasus rocket from the same manufacturer, utilizing a "zeroth stage" in place of an airplane. The Minotaur-C is able to carry a maximum payload of around 1458 kg into a low Earth orbit (LEO). First launched in 1994, it has successfully completed seven out of a total of ten military and commercial missions. Three of four launches between 2001 and 2011 ended in failure, including
540-426: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages taurus [REDACTED] Look up taurus or Taurus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Taurus is Latin for ' bull ' and may refer to: Taurus (astrology) , the astrological sign Vṛṣabha , in vedic astrology Taurus (constellation) , one of
570-465: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Minotaur-C Minotaur-C ( Minotaur Commercial ), formerly known as Taurus or Taurus XL , is a four stage solid fueled launch vehicle built in the United States by Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman ) and launched from SLC-576E at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base . It
600-437: The numbering system used on Delta rockets. The first digit denotes the type of first stage being used, and whether the second and third stages use a standard or "XL" configuration. The second digit denotes the diameter of the payload fairing. The third digit denotes the type of fourth stage. The fourth digit denotes an optional fifth stage, so far unused. On 21 September 2001, a Taurus XL rocket failed during launch. When
630-595: The 24 February 2009 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission and the 4 March 2011 launch of the Glory mission, which resulted in losses totalling US$ 700 million for NASA (excluding the cost of the rockets themselves). The Taurus launch vehicle was subsequently rebranded in 2014 as Minotaur-C, which incorporates new avionics based on those used by the Minotaur family of rockets. After
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#1732765653346660-767: The Ford Taurus Business [ edit ] Taurus (manufacturer) , a Brazilian gun manufacturer Taurus Impact Systems, a business software producer and the precursor to Bullfrog Productions TAURUS (share trading) , an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange Other [ edit ] Operation Taurus , a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "taurus" on Misplaced Pages. Tauris (disambiguation) Tauros (disambiguation) Centaur Minotaur Taro (river) (Latin: Tarus ) Torus All pages with titles beginning with Taurus All pages with titles containing Taurus Topics referred to by
690-629: The Glory satellite itself, said the employees of his companies are "pretty devastated" because of the latest failure. The fairing was built by the Vermont Composites company, and the frangible rail pyrotechnic separation system was built by the Ensign-Bickford Company . A NASA MIB panel concluded that the failure was most likely caused by a section of the frangible rail somewhere near the nose cap failing to separate. While
720-456: The constellations of the zodiac Taurus (mythology) , one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus Bos taurus , a species of cattle Taurus cattle , a breed of cattle Geography [ edit ] Taurus Mountains , a range in modern-day Turkey Montes Taurus , a mountainous region on the Moon Taurus Mountain , a summit in Canada People [ edit ] Tarrus Riley , reggae singer who initially worked as
750-504: The last two failures of the Taurus XL have resulted in payload losses worth $ 700 million. The reason for the failure was the same as with OCO: the payload fairing failed to separate, although the rocket's manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation had spent the last two years trying to fix the problem and had made several design changes to the fairing separation system. Ronald Grabe, manager of Orbital Sciences Corporation, which also built
780-499: The name of a line of four Roman senators Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus , Roman consul in 45 Lucius Calvenus Taurus , 2nd century Middle Platonist philosopher Taurus Volusianus , Roman consul in 261 Taurus (consul 361) , Roman consul in 361 Taurus (consul 428) , Roman consul in 428, nephew of the previous Taurus Seleucus Cyrus, better known as Cyrus of Panopolis , Roman consul in 441 and writer Fictional characters [ edit ] Taurus (Marvel Comics) ,
810-476: The previous Taurus Seleucus Cyrus, better known as Cyrus of Panopolis , Roman consul in 441 and writer Fictional characters [ edit ] Taurus (Marvel Comics) , a Marvel Comics villain Taurus (G.I. Joe) , a character in the G.I. Joe universe Taurus, a.k.a. Ox, a character in the Mega Man Star Force TV series Taurus Bulba , a villain in the animated television series Darkwing Duck Film [ edit ] Taurus (2001 film) ,
840-501: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Taurus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taurus&oldid=1253253045 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Turkish-language text Articles containing Latin-language text Short description
870-501: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Taurus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taurus&oldid=1253253045 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Turkish-language text Articles containing Latin-language text Short description
900-550: The second stage ignited at T+83 seconds, a nozzle gimbal actuator drive shaft seized for approximately 5 seconds causing loss of control. The vehicle recovered and continued to fly the mission profile, but failed to reach a stable orbit and reentered near Madagascar. On 24 February 2009, a Taurus XL rocket failed during the launch of the US$ 270 million Orbiting Carbon Observatory spacecraft. Liftoff occurred successfully at 09:55 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base, but data received at
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