Minotaur IV

Manufacturer: Orbital ATK · Maiden flight: 26 September 2010 · Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

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.

Recent launches

Minotaur IV | STP-S29A

Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

7 April 2026Save Minotaur IV | STP-S29A☆

Minotaur IV | NROL-174

Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

16 April 2025Save Minotaur IV | NROL-174☆

Minotaur IV | NROL-129

Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

15 July 2020Save Minotaur IV | NROL-129☆

Minotaur IV | ORS-5

Orbital ATK · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

26 August 2017Save Minotaur IV | ORS-5☆

Minotaur IV | SBSS (USA-216)

Orbital Sciences Corporation · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

26 September 2010Save Minotaur IV | SBSS (USA-216)☆