Minotaur IV
Minotaur IV is the active Peacekeeper-derived orbital-launch branch. Its baseline configuration combines three government-furnished solid lower stages with an Orion 38 fourth stage; seven orbital vehicles, including one IV+ and two mission-specific additional-stage configurations, flew successfully from 2010 through April 2026.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Minotaur 4Peacekeeper Minotaur
- Family Name
- Minotaur
- Full Name
- Minotaur IV
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- IV
Details
- Description
- Minotaur IV is the active Peacekeeper-derived orbital-launch branch. Its baseline configuration combines three government-furnished solid lower stages with an Orion 38 fourth stage; seven orbital vehicles, including one IV+ and two mission-specific additional-stage configurations, flew successfully from 2010 through April 2026.
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Last Flight Year
- 2,026
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- Minotaur IV standard configuration
- Notes
- Minotaur IV four-stage solid-propellant configuration: SR118 first stage, SR119 second stage, SR120 third stage, and Orion 38 fourth stage.
- Rocket Specs
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 1,730
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur_IV
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:55:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 08:23:45 UTC
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