Minotaur IV
Minotaur IV is the active four-stage Peacekeeper-derived orbital launcher. Three government-furnished solid lower stages are combined with a commercial Orion 38 fourth stage and Northrop Grumman avionics and integration systems, providing roughly 1,730 kilograms of low Earth orbit capacity.
Identity
- Aliases
- Minotaur 4Peacekeeper Minotaur
- Family Name
- Minotaur
- Full Name
- Minotaur IV
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- minotaur-iv
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- IV
Details
- Description
- Minotaur IV is the active four-stage Peacekeeper-derived orbital launcher. Three government-furnished solid lower stages are combined with a commercial Orion 38 fourth stage and Northrop Grumman avionics and integration systems, providing roughly 1,730 kilograms of low Earth orbit capacity.
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- SR118
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- SR119
- Placement
- upper
- Count
- 1
- Name
- SR120
- Placement
- upper
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Orion 38
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Manufacturer Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Operator Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7pmqjmj1efbj810scav677bn8af7x1
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 1,730
- Stages Count
- 4
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur_IV
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:55:37 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:55:37 AM