Minotaur V
Minotaur V is the active five-stage high-energy derivative of Minotaur IV. Three Peacekeeper lower stages are followed by STAR 48BV and STAR 37 upper stages; its only flight to date successfully launched NASA’s LADEE lunar mission in 2013.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Minotaur 5High Energy Space Launch Vehicle
- Family Name
- Minotaur
- Full Name
- Minotaur V
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- V
Details
- Description
- Minotaur V is the active five-stage high-energy derivative of Minotaur IV. Three Peacekeeper lower stages are followed by STAR 48BV and STAR 37 upper stages; its only flight to date successfully launched NASA’s LADEE lunar mission in 2013.
- First Flight Year
- 2,013
- Last Flight Year
- 2,013
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- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
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- Nested value
- Name
- Minotaur V standard configuration
- Notes
- Minotaur V five-stage solid-propellant configuration: SR118 first stage, SR119 second stage, SR120 third stage, STAR 48BV fourth stage, and STAR 37 fifth stage.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 5
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur_V
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:55:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 08:25:48 UTC
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