Minotaur V

Minotaur V

The first Minotaur V at MARS before the launch of LADEE.
Function	Expendable launch system
Manufacturer	Northrop Grumman
Country of origin	United States
Cost per launch	$46 million[1] (2010)
Size
Height	24.56 m (80.6 ft)[2]
Diameter	2.34 m (7 ft 8 in)[2]
Mass	89,373 kg (197,034 lb)[2]
Stages	5
Capacity
Payload to MTO
Mass	650 kg (1,430 lb)[3]
Payload to GTO
Mass	532 kg (1,173 lb)[3]
Payload to TLI
Mass	342 kg (754 lb)[3]
Associated rockets
Family	Minotaur
Launch history
Status	Active, no planned launches
Launch sites	Wallops Island, LP-0B
Total launches	1
Success(es)	1
First flight	7 September 2013
First stage – SR-118
Maximum thrust	2,224 kN (500,000 lbf)[3]
Specific impulse	229 s (2.25 km/s)[4]
Burn time	56.6 seconds
Propellant	HTPB
Second stage – SR-119
Maximum thrust	1,223 kN (275,000 lbf)[3]
Specific impulse	308 s (3.02 km/s)[4]
Burn time	61 seconds
Propellant	HTPB
Third stage – SR-120
Maximum thrust	289 kN (65,000 lbf)[3]
Specific impulse	300 s (2.9 km/s)[4]
Burn time	72 seconds
Propellant	NEPE
Fourth stage – Star 48BV
Maximum thrust	68.6 kN (15,400 lbf)[4]
Specific impulse	288 s (2.82 km/s)[4]
Burn time	84.1 seconds
Propellant	HTPB
Fifth stage – Star 37FM / Star 37FMV
Maximum thrust	FM: 54.8 kN (12,300 lbf)[4] FMV: 55.6 kN (12,500 lbf)
Specific impulse	FM: 290 s (2.8 km/s)[4] FMV: 294 s (2.88 km/s)
Burn time	62.7 seconds
Propellant	HTPB
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Minotaur V is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minotaur IV, itself a derivative of the retired LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM. Minotaur V was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now absorbed into Northrop Grumman) and made its maiden, and to date only, flight on 7 September 2013 carrying the LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer) spacecraft for NASA.^[5] Although Minotaur V is still offered for launch services, no further flights are scheduled as of 2025.