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Northrop Grumman Space Systems • Minotaur IV • Space Launch Complex 8 (CA)
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Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
The Minotaur IV launch system is derived from the Peacekeeper ICBM. The first three stages are taken directly from decommissioned Peacekeeper missiles. A fourth stage, the Orion-38, is taken from the Pegasus family of air-launched rockets.
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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