Minotaur VI
Minotaur VI is an unflown five-stage heavy member of the Minotaur family under development. It adds a second Peacekeeper-derived lower stage to the Minotaur IV architecture to raise low Earth orbit capability to approximately 3,100 kilograms while retaining the family’s government-motor and commercial-avionics approach.
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- Minotaur 6
- Family Name
- Minotaur
- Full Name
- Minotaur VI
- Status
- development
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- VI
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- Description
- Minotaur VI is an unflown five-stage heavy member of the Minotaur family under development. It adds a second Peacekeeper-derived lower stage to the Minotaur IV architecture to raise low Earth orbit capability to approximately 3,100 kilograms while retaining the family’s government-motor and commercial-avionics approach.
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- Name
- Minotaur VI five-stage propulsion
- Notes
- Northrop Grumman's unflown Minotaur VI concept adds a second Peacekeeper-derived SR118 below the Minotaur IV+ stack: SR118, SR118, SR119, SR120, and STAR 48BV. The two SR118 motors are separate sequential stages and must not be collapsed into one installation entry.
- Rocket Specs
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 3,100
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 5
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:55:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 12:50:43 UTC
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