Minotaur IV Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Minotaur IV, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Minotaur family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Minotaur IV made 6 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 2010 and 2026. It is part of the Minotaur family. All 6 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 2010, with 2 flights. Minotaur IV has flown 1 time in 2026 so far.
6
Launch attempts
6
Successes
0
Failures
100%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Minotaur IV launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS | 🇺🇸United States | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| MARS | 🇺🇸United States | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SPFLA | 🇺🇸United States | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KLC | 🇺🇸United States | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Minotaur IV launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | 2026-074 | 9 : AggieSat-6, CANVAS, MISR-C +3 more, Rawhide, STP-S29A, ASTRA-HyRAX | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 2025-077 | 8 : [NRO Unk Smallsat 17], [NRO Unk Smallsat 16], [NRO Unk Smallsat 15] | VS / SLC8 | Success |
| Jul 15, 2020 | 2020-046 | 7 : [NRO Unk Smallsat 8], [NRO Unk Smallsat 7], [NRO Unk Smallsat 6] +1 more, [NRO Unk Smallsat 5] | MARS / Pad 0B | Success |
| Aug 26, 2017 | 2017-050 | 6 : Prometheus 2.4, Prometheus 2.2, DARPA High Freq. Receiver +1 more, ORS-5 | SPFLA / SLC46 | Success |
| Nov 20, 2010 | 2010-062 | 3 : Fastrac 2, NanoSail-D2, STP-S26 Ballast B +7 more, STP-S26 Ballast A, Fastrac 1, Falconsat-5, Fastsat-HSV, O/OREOS, Radio Aurora Explorer, STP-SIV | KLC / LP1 | Success |
| Sep 26, 2010 | 2010-048 | 2 : SBSS Block 10 | VS / SLC8 | Success |