Minotaur IV+
Minotaur IV+ is the higher-performance four-stage Minotaur IV configuration, replacing the baseline Orion 38 fourth stage with a larger thrust-vectoring STAR 48BV. Its sole flight to date successfully launched TacSat-4 in 2011; the configuration remains part of the offered Peacekeeper-derived Minotaur family.
Identity
- Aliases
- Minotaur IV Plus
- Family Name
- Minotaur
- Full Name
- Minotaur IV+
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- minotaur-iv-plus
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- IV+
Details
- Description
- Minotaur IV+ is the higher-performance four-stage Minotaur IV configuration, replacing the baseline Orion 38 fourth stage with a larger thrust-vectoring STAR 48BV. Its sole flight to date successfully launched TacSat-4 in 2011; the configuration remains part of the offered Peacekeeper-derived Minotaur family.
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- SR118
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- SR119
- Placement
- upper
- Count
- 1
- Name
- SR120
- Placement
- upper
- Count
- 1
- Name
- STAR 48BV
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,011
- Last Flight Year
- 2,011
- Manufacturer Id
- jd77pyfbf0p3aeqq0h1bq1wza98apfhq
- Operator Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7n44yh6cavtbdmrys2vyhfp18af36h
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 1,837
- Stages Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 3:17:57 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 3:17:57 AM