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Minotaur IV

Minotaur IV was built by Orbital Sciences Corp./Chandler and flew 6 launch attempts between Sep 26, 2010 and Apr 7, 2026; 6 succeeded and 0 failed.

6 launchessuccess rate 100.0%United States

Launches per year

201020202026
SuccessfulFailed

Same family

Athena-2 3ARPA Taurus 2Athena-1 2Taurus 2110 2Taurus 3110 2LLV-1 1LMLV-1 1Taurus 2210 1Taurus 1110 1Taurus 3210 1Minotaur IV+ 1Minotaur V 1Minotaur-C 3210 1

All 6 launches

6 launches
DateMissionSpaceportCountryPayloadsOutcome
Apr 7, 2026STP-S29A2026-074VandenbergUnited States8Success
Apr 16, 2025NROL-174 Asterion2025-077VandenbergUnited States2Success
Jul 15, 2020NROL-1292020-046WallopsUnited States4Success
Aug 26, 2017ORS-52017-050Cape Canaveral & KennedyUnited States4Success
Nov 20, 2010STP-SIV2010-062KodiakUnited States10Success
Sep 26, 2010SBSS Block 102010-048VandenbergUnited States1Success

Source: GCAT launch list and launch vehicle tables, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Image: Wikidata/Commons for the rocket that most of its payloads list as their launcher.