Minotaur IV

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Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)

Sept. 27, 2011

Description

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.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    23.9 m
  • Diameter
    2.35 m
  • Fairing Diameter
  • Launch Mass
    86.0 T
  • Thrust
    2200.0 kN
  • Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
    500.0 km
Family
  • Name
    Minotaur IV
  • Family
  • Variant
    +
  • Alias
    Peacekeeper SLV
  • Full Name
    Minotaur IV+
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
    1950.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Commercial
None
OSC

None

Minotaur IV+ | TacSat-4

Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of America
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Sept. 27, 2011, 3:49 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
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