Minotaur IV | NROL-174

Minotaur IV | NROL-174

Space Launch Complex 8
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.

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NROL-174

Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.

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Minotaur IV


Height 23.90 Meters

Max Stages 4

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 2200 kN

Diameter 2.35 Meters

Mass To LEO 1735 kg

Liftoff Mass 86 Tonnes


Launch Success 4

Consecutive Success 4

Maiden Flight 2010-09-26

Launch Failures 0


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SwGustav

4/16/2025, 10:24:00 PM

Launch success

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SwGustav

4/16/2025, 7:48:00 PM

Apparent liftoff

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Cosmic_Penguin

4/15/2025, 3:59:00 AM

Tweaked T-0.

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Cosmic_Penguin

4/10/2025, 6:22:00 AM

GO for launch.

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Cosmic_Penguin

4/9/2025, 5:16:00 PM

NET April 16.

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Cosmic_Penguin

1/12/2024, 11:17:16 AM

Added launch.

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