ABOUT MINOTAUR IV
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.
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
1,950 kg
TO LEO
4,300 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
2,200
KILONEWTONS
494,580
POUNDS-FORCE
~2,950
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height23.9 m (78 ft)
Diameter2.35 m (7.7 ft)
Launch Mass86 kg (190 lbs)
Stages4
Apogee500 km
SATELLITES DEPLOYED (1)
UPCOMING MINOTAUR IV LAUNCHES
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