Minotaur IV: next launch, record and specs

The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is taken from the Pegasus family of air-launched rockets.

Record

5 launches, 5 successful (100%), 5 successes in a row.

Upcoming Minotaur IV launches

None on the schedule right now.

Specifications

• Maker: Orbital ATK
• First flight: 2010-09-26
• Height: 23.9 m
• Diameter: 2.35 m
• Payload to low Earth orbit: 1,735 kg
• Reusable: No

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