Minotaur IV

Built & Operated By
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Commercial
Family
Minotaur
variant + · also Peacekeeper SLV
Maiden Flight
27 SEP 2011
About
The Minotaur IV+ launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. It is similar to the Minotaur IV, but uses a larger Star-48V upper stage in place of the Orion-38 used on the baseline Minotaur IV.
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
1
Successful
1
Failed
0
Consecutive
1
Performance
To LEO
1,950 kg
Apogee
500 km