The TacSat-4 launch was the fifth Minotaur IV flight and the 23rd overall mission for the Minotaur product line over the last 11 years, all of which have been successful. A Northrop Grumman Minotaur 4 rocket launches a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. The Minotaur IV rocket is capable of launching payloads up to 4,000 lbs. Orbital is under contract to the Air Force to provide integrated Minotaur launch vehicles and to perform launch operations to deliver small military satellites to orbit. to low-Earth orbit. Four NRO payloads are enclosed inside the Minotaur 4 rocket’s payload fairing for launch Wednesday from Wallops Island, Virginia. Northrop Grumman issued the following message after the successful launch of ts Minotaur IV space launch vehicle. Next up we will perform close outs to prepare Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV rocket for its mission. The Minotaur IV is capable of launching payloads of up to 4,000 pounds (or 1,800 kilograms) to low earth orbit. (or 1,800 kg.) A Northrop Grumman Minotaur 4 solid propellant rocket launched the NROL-129 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on July 15 at 9:46 … "The successful Minotaur IV flight continues our well-established record of mission success for the Minotaur rocket family. Our 97,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. “This mission marks the 27th consecutive successful launch for the company’s Minotaur product line which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year,” said Kurt Eberly, director, launch vehicles, Northrop Grumman. About Orbital Orbital develops and manufactures small- and medium-class rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers. ET. At approximately 4:09 p.m. (EDT), the Minotaur rocket's first stage engine ignited and about 11 minutes later, the MightySat II satellite was deployed into a 297-nautical mile (550-kilometer) circular, sun-synchronous orbit inclined at 97.6 degrees to the equator. The NROL-129 launch (L-129) was the seventh Minotaur IV flight. Credit: U.S. Space Force. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully launched its Minotaur IV space launch vehicle and placed a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) spacecraft into orbit at 9:46 a.m. EDT on July 15. The Minotaur 4 rocket can carry payloads of up to 3,814 pounds (1,730 kilograms) into low Earth orbit, according to Northrop Grumman. The last launch of a Minotaur rocket … Northrop Grumman successfully launched its Minotaur IV Rocket into orbit this morning, at 9:46 a.m. Credit: NRO/Northrop Grumman. On launch day, the available window for the Minotaur mission extends from 4:09 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. Eastern time, with a targeted launch time of 4:09 p.m. Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace. Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches Minotaur IV Rocket for NRO. Credit: Northrop Grumman.