Space · launch vehicle
Minotaur IV
OA
ACTIVE
At a glance
Launches
5
1 pending
Success rate
100%
5 ok · 0 failed
Payload to LEO
1,735 kg
Payload to GTO
0 kg
Manufacturer
Orbital ATKStatus
ActiveFirst flight
26 Sept 2010Reusable
NoHeight
23.9 mDiameter
2.35 mLaunch mass
86 tLiftoff thrust
2,200 kNStages
4Launch cost
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About
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.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026