Minotaur-4-Lite

• Minotaur-4-Lite by Skyrocket on 22 May, 2009 11:44
• According to the Orbital brochures and datasheets, there are two Minotaur-4 versions:
  
  * Minotaur-4:  SR-118 / SR-119 / SR-120 / Orion-38
  * Minotaur-4+: SR-118 / SR-119 / SR-120 / Star-48V
  
  Recently i found a document, which reports a Minotaur-4-Lite will launch the suborbital HTV-2 experiments:
  www.darpa.mil/Docs/Falcon-Blackswift%20FS%20Oct08.pdf
  
  Does anyone have info, how this Minotaur-4-Lite differs from the other versions?
  
  
• #1 by Skyrocket on 15 Jun, 2009 15:03
• Quote from: someone on 22 May, 2009 17:18

  Quote from: Skyrocket on 22 May, 2009 11:44

  According to the Orbital brochures and datasheets, there are two Minotaur-4 versions:
  
  * Minotaur-4:  SR-118 / SR-119 / SR-120 / Orion-38
  * Minotaur-4+: SR-118 / SR-119 / SR-120 / Star-48V
  
  Recently i found a document, which reports a Minotaur-4-Lite will launch the suborbital HTV-2 experiments:
  www.darpa.mil/Docs/Falcon-Blackswift%20FS%20Oct08.pdf
  
  Does anyone have info, how this Minotaur-4-Lite differs from the other versions?
  

  
  No Orion-38 fourth stage.
  

  
  Then a Minotaur-3-Lite designation would be more logical, as the Minotaur-3 generally does not have the Orion-38.
• #2 by William Graham on 17 Jun, 2009 15:59
• Have any Minotaur IIIs actually been ordered yet?
• #3 by Skyrocket on 17 Jun, 2009 19:11
• One Minotaur III was ordered for HTV-1, but as HTV-1 was cancelled, i think the launch contract was canecelled too
• #4 by sdsds on 18 Sep, 2011 22:22
• Quote from: Skyrocket on 22 May, 2009 11:44

  According to the Orbital brochures and datasheets, there are two Minotaur-4 versions:
  
  * Minotaur-4:  SR-118 / SR-119 / SR-120 / Orion-38
  * Minotaur-4+: SR-118 / SR-119 / SR-120 / Star-48V
  

  
  Is the Minotaur-4+ configuration described here the one that will be used for the upcoming TacSat-4 launch?
• #5 by Skyrocket on 19 Sep, 2011 08:48
• Quote from: sdsds on 18 Sep, 2011 22:22

  Quote from: Skyrocket on 22 May, 2009 11:44

  According to the Orbital brochures and datasheets, there are two Minotaur-4 versions:
  
  * Minotaur-4:  SR-118 / SR-119 / SR-120 / Orion-38
  * Minotaur-4+: SR-118 / SR-119 / SR-120 / Star-48V
  

  
  Is the Minotaur-4+ configuration described here the one that will be used for the upcoming TacSat-4 launch?
  

  
  Yes, this one will be used for TACSAT-4