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Minotaur IV
Function	Expendable launch system
Manufacturer	Orbital Sciences
Country of origin	United States
Size
Diameter	1.67 m
Mass	36,200 kg
Stages	4
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	1735 kg
Associated rockets
Family	Minotaur
Derivative work	Minotaur V
Launch history
Status	Development
Launch sites	SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB; LP-0B, MARS; LP-1, Kodiak
Total launches	0
First flight	July 2009 (planned)
First stage – SR-118
Powered by	1 Solid
Maximum thrust	1,607 kilonewtons (361,000 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 (Baseline) – Orion-38
Powered by	1 Solid
Maximum thrust	34.31 kilonewtons (7,710 lbf)
Burn time	63.8 seconds
Propellant	Solid
Fourth stage (Optional) – Star-48V
Powered by	1 Solid
Maximum thrust	64 kilonewtons (14,000 lbf)
Burn time	84 seconds
Propellant	Solid
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The Minotaur IV, also known as Peacekeeper SLV and OSP-2 is an American expendable launch system derived from the Peacekeeper missile. It is being developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, and is scheduled to make its maiden flight in October 2009, with the SBSS satellite for the United States Air Force.

The Minotaur IV is a four stage vehicle, capable of placing 1,735 kilograms (3,825 lb) of payload into a low Earth orbit. It uses the first three stages of the Peacekeeper missile, combined with a new upper stage. On the baseline version, the fourth stage is an Orion-38, however a higher performance variant, designated Minotaur IV+, uses a Star-38V instead. A five stage derivative, the Minotaur V, is also under development.

Minotaur IV launches will be conducted from SLC-8 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, LP-0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, and Pad 1 of the Kodiak Launch Complex.

Launches

Date/Time (UTC)	Variant	Launch Site	Payload	Trajectory	Remarks
October 22, 2009	Minotaur IV	Vandenberg SLC-8	SBSS	Low Earth orbit	Maiden flight
September 2009	Minotaur IV+	Kodiak LP-1	TacSat-4	Low Earth orbit	First Minotaur IV+ launch
October 2009	Minotaur IV	Vandenberg SLC-8	HTV-2	Suborbital
1 December 2009	Minotaur IV	Kodiak LP-1	STP-26 FASTRAC-A FASTRAC-B FalconSat-4 OREO RAX	Low Earth orbit
TBD	Minotaur IV	Vandenberg SLC-8	HTV-1	Suborbital

References

Krebs, Gunter. "Minotaur-3/-4/-5 (OSP-2 Peacekeeper SLV)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
"Fact Sheet" (PDF). Minotaur IV. Orbital Sciences Corporation. Retrieved 2009-03-04.

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 The '''Minotaur IV''', also known as '''Peacekeeper SLV''' and '''OSP-2''' is an [[United States|American]] [[expendable launch system]] derived from the [[LGM-118 Peacekeeper|Peacekeeper]] missile. It is being developed by [[Orbital Sciences Corporation]], and is scheduled to make its maiden flight in October 2009, with the [[Space Based Space Surveillance|SBSS]] satellite for the [[United States Air Force]].
-The Minotaur IV is a four stage vehicle, capable of placing {{convert|1735|kg}} of payload into a [[low Earth orbit]]. It uses the first three stages of the Peacekeeper missile, combined with a new upper stage. On the baseline version, the fourth stage is an [[Orion-38]], however a higher performance variant, designated Minotaur IV+, uses a [[Star-38V]] instead. A five stage derivative, the [[Minotaur V]], is also under development.
+The Minotaur IV is a four stage vehicle, capable of placing {{convert|1735|kg}} of payload into a [[low Earth orbit]]. It uses the first three stages of the Peacekeeper missile, combined with a new upper stage. On the baseline version, the fourth stage is an [[Orion-38]], however a higher performance variant, designated '''Minotaur IV+''', uses a [[Star-38V]] instead. A five stage derivative, the [[Minotaur V]], is also under development.
 Minotaur IV launches will be conducted from [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8|SLC-8]] at [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]], [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|LP-0B]] at the [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport]], and [[Kodiak Launch Complex Pad 1|Pad 1]] of the [[Kodiak Launch Complex]].

v t e Orbital launch systems
List of orbital launch systems Comparison of orbital launch systems
Current	Angara 1.2 A5 Ariane 6 Atlas V Ceres 1 1S Chollima-1 Electron Falcon 9 Block 5 Falcon Heavy Firefly Alpha Gravity-1 GSLV H-IIA H3 Hyperbola-1 Jielong 1 3 KAIROS^† Kaituozhe 2 Kinetica 1 Kuaizhou 1 1A 11 Long March 2C 2D 2F 3A 3B/E 3C 4B 4C 5 5B 6 6A 7 7A 8 11 11H 12 LVM3 Minotaur I IV V C Nuri OS-M1^† Pegasus XL Proton-M PSLV Qaem 100 Qased Shavit 2 Simorgh SLS Block 1 Soyuz-2 2.1a / STA 2.1b / STB 2-1v SSLV Starship Tianlong-2 Unha Vega C Vulcan Centaur Zhuque 2
In development	Antares 330 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Deca Epsilon S Eris Gravity-2 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 9 10 Miura 5 MLV Neutron New Glenn New Line 1 NGLV Nova OS-M 2 4 Orbex Prime Pallas-1 Red Dwarf SLS Block 1B Block 2 Soyuz-7 Terran R Tianlong-3 VLM Vega E Zero Zhuque 3 Zuljanah
Retired	Antares 110 120 130^† 230 230+ Ariane 1 2 3 4 5 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able^† Agena Centaur Black Arrow Conestoga^† Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 II III IV IV Heavy Diamant Dnepr Energia Epsilon Europa I^† II^† Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 v1.2 "Full Thrust" Feng Bao 1 GSLV Mk I H-I H-II H-IIB Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos original 1 2/2I 3 3M Lambda 4S LauncherOne Long March 1 1D^† 2A 2E 3 3B 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V N1^† N-I N-II Naro-1 Paektusan^† Pilot-2^† R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original FG L M U U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna^† Rocket 3 RS1^† Safir 1 1A 1B Saturn I IB V Scout X-1 Blue Scout II^† X-2^† X-2M X-3 X-3M X-4 X-2B^† B A B-1 D-1 A-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 Shavit original 1 SLV Space Shuttle SPARK^† Sparta SS-520 Start-1 Terran 1^† Thor Able Ablestar 1 2 Agena A B D Burner 1 2 Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena SLV-2G SLV-2H Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon R-36-O original 2 3 Universal Rocket UR-500 Proton Proton-K Rokot Strela Vanguard Vega original VLS-1^† Zenit 2 2M 2FG 3SL 3SLB 3F Zhuque 1^†
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v t e Orbital launch systems developed in the United States
Active	Atlas V**^†† Electron Falcon 9 Block 5 Falcon Heavy Firefly Alpha Minotaur I IV V C Pegasus XL SLS Block 1 Vulcan Centaur
In development	Antares 330 Daytona I MLV New Glenn Neutron Nova Red Dwarf SLS Block 1B Block 2 Starship Terran R
Retired	Antares 110/120/130/230/230+^††† Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able Agena Centaur Conestoga Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 II III IV IV Heavy Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 v1.2 "Full Thrust" H-I* Juno I Juno II LauncherOne N-I* N-II* Pilot Rocket 3 RS1^† Saturn I IB V Scout Space Shuttle SPARK Sparta Terran 1 Thor Able Ablestar Agena Burner Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Vanguard
* - Japanese projects using US rockets or stages ** - uses Russian engines ^† - never succeeded ^†† - no new orders accepted ^††† - used Ukrainian first stage