Minotaur V
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 TLI | |
Mass | 342 kg |
Associated rockets | |
Family | Solid |
Minotaur V is an American
While Minotaur V is still likely active and available to fly, no further flights are scheduled as of April 2024.Design
Minotaur V is a five-stage vehicle and is designed to place up to 630 kilograms (1,390 lb) of payload into a
three-axis stabilization.[3]
The Star-37FMV upper stage is heavier, reducing payload capacity, but is more maneuverable.
Launch pads
Kodiak Launch Complex are all capable of accommodating Minotaur V. As of 2024[update], the vehicle has only launched from MARS.[4]
Launch history
The only Minotaur V occurred on 7 September 2013 at 03:27 UTC from Launch Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia. The payload for the maiden flight was the LADEE lunar exoatmosphere science spacecraft.[5] While now separated from the LADEE spacecraft, both the fourth and fifth stages of the Minotaur V reached orbit, and are now derelict satellites in Earth orbit.[6]
Flight number | Date (UTC) | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Outcome |
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1 | September 7, 2013 03:27 |
MARS LP-0B | LADEE | LTO
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Success |
References
- ^ a b c "Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Launch" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission website". NASA. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29.
- ^ a b "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Minotaur V. Orbital Sciences Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-11. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Minotaur-3/-4/-5 (OSP-2 Peacekeeper SLV)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ Stephen Clark (7 September 2013). "Moon mission hits snag after flawless late-night launch". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^
Graham, William (6 September 2013). "Orbital's Minotaur V launches LADEE mission to the Moon". NASAspaceflight.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.