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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsLaunch SuccessfulGovernment/Top SecretMinotaur IV
Launched 2020-07-15 13:46 UTCLaunch Area 0 B, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
52nd
orbital launch attempt in 2020
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
2nd
launch this year
Launch Area 0 B
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
2429 d 12 h
since the pad's previous launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2015 · CEO Kathy Warden
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.
Launches
17
Successful
17
100%
Upcoming
1
scheduled
Height
23.9m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
1,735kg
Liftoff thrust
2,200kN
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