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Minotaur IV

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Minotaur IV launch vehicle, operated by Orbital ATK

Built & Operated By

Orbital ATK

Commercial · founded 2015

Family

Minotaur

also Peacekeeper SLV

Maiden Flight

26 SEP 2010

About

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.

Vehicle Specifications

Height

23.9 m

Diameter

2.35 m

Launch Mass

86 T

Thrust

2,200 kN

Stages

4

Configuration

Expendable

Launch Record

Total Launches

4

Successful

4

Failed

0

Consecutive

4

Upcoming

2

Performance

To LEO

1,735 kg

Apogee

500 km

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