Function | Expendable launch system |
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Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | 24.56 m[1] |
Diameter | 2.34 m[1] |
Mass | 89,373 kg[1] |
Stages | Five |
Capacity | |
Payload to GTO | |
Mass | 532 kg |
Payload to TLI | |
Mass | 342 kg |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Minotaur |
Launch history | |
Status | Active, no planned launches |
Launch sites | SLC-8, Vandenberg SFB LP-0B, MARS LP-1, Kodiak |
Total launches | 1 |
Success(es) | 1 |
First flight | 7 September 2013 |
First stage – SR-118 | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 2,200 kN (490,000 lbf) |
Burn time | 83 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Second stage – SR-119 | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 1,365 kilonewtons (307,000 lbf) |
Burn time | 54 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Third stage – SR-120 | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 329 kilonewtons (74,000 lbf) |
Burn time | 62 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Fourth stage – Star-48BV | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 64 kilonewtons (14,000 lbf) |
Burn time | 84 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Fifth stage (Baseline) – Star-37FM | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Maximum thrust | 47.26 kilonewtons (10,620 lbf) |
Burn time | 63 seconds |
Propellant | Solid |
Fifth stage (Optional) – Star-37FMV | |
Powered by | 1 Solid |
Propellant | Solid |
Minotaur V is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minotaur IV, itself a derivative of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM. It was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, (now absorbed into Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) and made its maiden flight on 7 September 2013 carrying the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft for NASA.[2] While Minotaur V is still likely active and available to fly, no further flights are scheduled as of May 2024.
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