VehicleMinotaur IV
Launch site Vandenberg SFB
Date and time
Photo: NASA · Public domain (US government)
Rocket active
Minotaur IV
Orbital ATK · first flight 2010
The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is taken from the Pegasus family of air-launched rockets.
With all Minotaur versions: 30 launches · 90.0% success
Minotaur I 12 · Minotaur IV 5 · Minotaur C 4 · Minotaur-C 2110 2 · Minotaur IV HAPS 1 · Minotaur IV+ 1 · and 5 more
Launches5
Success rate100.0%
0 failed
Success streak5
Next flights
Recent history
| Date | Mission | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Minotaur IV | STP-S29A | Success | |
| Minotaur IV | NROL-174 | Success | |
| Minotaur IV | NROL-129 | Success | |
| Minotaur IV | ORS-5 | Success | |
| Minotaur IV | SBSS (USA-216) | Success |