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Minotaur V
Function	Expendable launch system
Manufacturer	Orbital Sciences
Country of origin	United States
Size
Diameter	1.67 m
Stages	Five
Capacity
Payload to GTO
Mass	532 kg
Payload to TLI
Mass	342 kg
Associated rockets
Family	Minotaur
Launch history
Status	Development
Launch sites	SLC-8, Vandenberg AFB; LP-0B, MARS; LP-1, Kodiak
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 – Star-48V
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
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The Minotaur V is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minotaur IV, itself a derivative of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM. It is being developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, and is scheduled to make its maiden flight in September 2013 carrying the LADEE spacecraft for NASA.^[1]

Design

The Minotaur V is a five stage vehicle, and is designed to place up to 630 kilograms (1,390 lb) of payload into a geosynchronous transfer orbit, or 437 kilograms (963 lb) on a trans-lunar trajectory.^[2] It consists of a Minotaur IV+, with a Star-37 as a fifth stage. Two variants are available, one with a spin-stabilized Star-37FM upper stage, and the other with a Star-37FMV capable of three-axis stabilization.^[2] The Star-37FMV upper stage is heavier, reducing payload capacity, but is more maneuverable.

Launch pads

Space Launch Complex 8 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Pad 0B at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), and Pad 1 of the Kodiak Launch Complex are all capable of accommodating the Minotaur V. As of 2013^[update], no launches are scheduled from anywhere except at MARS.^[3]

Launch history

The initial launch of a Minotaur V occurred on 6 Sep 2013 at 11:27 p.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport launchpad 0B. The launch vehicle payload was the LADEE Lunar exoatmosphere science spacecraft.

References

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^ "Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission website". NASA.
^ ^a ^b "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Minotaur V. Orbital Sciences Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
^ Krebs, Gunter. "Minotaur-3/-4/-5 (OSP-2 Peacekeeper SLV)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

[1] "Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) Mission website". NASA.

[MTVFactsheet-2] "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Minotaur V. Orbital Sciences Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

[3] Krebs, Gunter. "Minotaur-3/-4/-5 (OSP-2 Peacekeeper SLV)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2013-01-22.

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 ==Launch pads==
 [[Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8|Space Launch Complex 8]] at the [[Vandenberg Air Force Base]], [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|Pad 0B]] at the [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport]] (MARS), and [[Kodiak Launch Complex Pad 1|Pad 1]] of the [[Kodiak Launch Complex]] are all capable of accommodating the Minotaur V.  {{as of|2013}}, no launches are scheduled from anywhere except at MARS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/minotaur-4.htm|title=Minotaur-3/-4/-5 (OSP-2 Peacekeeper SLV)|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref>
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+The initial launch of a Minotaur V occurred on 6 Sep 2013 at 11:27 p.m. EDT from the [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport]]  [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0|launchpad 0B]].  The launch vehicle payload was the [[LADEE]] [[Lunar]] exoatmosphere science spacecraft.
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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 LVM3 Minotaur I IV V C Nuri OS-M1^† Pegasus XL Proton-M PSLV Qaem 100 Qased RS1^† Shavit 2 Simorgh SLS Block 1 Soyuz-2 2.1a / STA 2.1b / STB 2-1v SSLV Starship Tianlong-2 Unha Vega original C Vulcan Centaur Zhuque 2
In development	Antares 330 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Epsilon S Eris Gravity-2 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 9 10 12 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 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 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 RS1^† 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 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