NROL-129Minotaur IV Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Launch Status Success Wed ยท Jul 15th, 2020 9:46 AM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUUc6rYpm4U https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAWallops/live Mission NROL-129 Type: Government/Top Secret Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. Location Launch Area 0 B Wallops Island, Virginia, USA 20 launches have been at this location. Rocket Minotaur IV Length: 23.9 meters Diameter: 2.35 meters First Launched: January 13, 2021 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. The Minotaur IV rocket has been launched a total of 3 times with 3 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Type: Commercial Abbreviation: NGIS Administration: CEO: Wesley G. Bush Founded: 2015 Launchers: Antares | Minotaur | Pegasus Spacecraft: Cygnus Country: USA Northrup Grumman Innovation Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions. Antares launches from Wallops in Virginia. Minotaur has many launch sites, with the most active now being Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg. Pegasus is an air launched vehicle from an aircraft and so has many launch locations. View Rocket Launch Schedule