SBSS (USA-216)
Minotaur IV
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch Status
SuccessLocation
Space Launch Complex 8
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
700 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Rocket
Minotaur IV – Orbital ATK
Family: Minotaur
Length: 23.9 m
Diameter: 2.35 m
Launch Mass: 86 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1735 kg
The Minotaur IV was manufactured by Orbital ATK with the first launch on . Minotaur IV has 3 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. 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.
Agency
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: OSC
Country: USA
