Northrop Grumman to launch first Minotaur 4 rocket from Vandenberg in 14 years

The last Minotaur 4 launch from Space Launch Complex 8 was on Aug. 11, 2011. It is returning to that pad nearly a decade and a half later, targeting a liftoff at 12:33 p.m. PDT (3:33 p.m. EDT, 1933 UTC).

Published by Spaceflight Now on 04/16/2025