Minotaur IV

Minotaur-IV
Image by USAF

Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences

Height: 23.88 m
Diameter: 2.34 m
Payload to LEO: 1.735 tons
Total Mass: 86.3 tons

Launch Sites: Vandenberg, Wallops, Kodiak, Cape Canaveral
First Flight: April 22, 2010
Last Flight: Active
Total Launches: 5
Successful Launches: 5

 

 

Minotaur IV

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL / Vac.) Mass / Empty Mass
1 (SR-118) 2.34 m Solid 2200 kN
2 (SR-119) Solid 54 s 1365 kN
3 (SR-120) Solid 62 s 329 kN
4 (Orion 38) Solid 67.7 s 32.2 kN
4 (Star-48V) (opt.) Solid 84.1 s 68.6 kN

 

 

Links:

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Wikipedia

Destination Orbite

Space Launch Report

Encyclopedia Astronautica

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