Minotaur IV
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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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,200 kN
- Height
- 23.9 m
- Diameter
- 2.35 m
- Launch mass
- 86 t
- Stages
- 4
- Launch cost
- $50M
- LEO capacity
- 1,735 kg
- GTO capacity
- 0 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
5flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate5 of 5
0failuresincluding partial failures
5success streakcurrent
First flight September 26, 2010 · latest April 7, 2026 · 11:33 UTC
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.
Flights per year
- Successful
- Failed
Show the numbers for Minotaur IV flights per year
| Year | Successful | Failed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |