Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1
Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
H1 2027
Rocket file · LV-52
Minotaur IV
Orbital ATK · Minotaur · IN SERVICE
Minotaur IV is an expendable launch vehicle built by Orbital ATK. It stands 23.9 m tall, lifts 1,735 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 26 September 2010. It has flown 5 times with 5 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. Its next flight is Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1 for Northrop Grumman Space Systems, no earlier than the first half of 2027.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
ON FILE
Height23.9 m
Diameter2.4 m
Payload to LEO1,735 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flight26 September 2010
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
ON RECORD
Total flights5
Successful5
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled1
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.
Upcoming flights
Minotaur IV in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Minotaur IV flown?
- 5 times, with 5 successes and 0 failures. Another 1 flights are scheduled.
- What is Minotaur IV's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 5 successful flights out of 5 attempts.
- When is the next Minotaur IV launch?
- Minotaur IV | EWS OD-1, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. It's set for no earlier than the first half of 2027 from Space Launch Complex 8.
- How much can Minotaur IV lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Minotaur IV at 1,735 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Minotaur IV reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Minotaur IV as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.