Orbital Minotaur VI - Manual (Page 27)

Minotaur IV • V • VI User’s Guide Section 2.0 – Minotaur IV Configurations
2.3.6.2. Minotaur V (High Energy Performance)
The Minotaur V vehicle is a five stage evolutionary
version of the Minotaur IV vehicle, shown in Figure
2.3.6.2-1, which provides a cost-effective
capability to place small spacecraft into high
energy trajectories, including Geosynchronous
Transfer Orbit (GTO), Medium Transfer Orbit
(MTO), as well as translunar injection. The
Minotaur V vehicle leverages Orbital’s flight proven
heritage of the Minotaur IV and IV+ vehicles.
Minotaur V builds upon the Minotaur IV+
enhancement by incorporating a STAR 37 fifth
stage within the fairing envelope. The design
accommodates either spin-stabilized or 3-axis
controlled versions of the STAR 37. The Minotaur
V configuration represents a more than 25%
increase in performance for highly elliptical orbits.
The STAR 37FM provides an average burn time of
62.5 seconds at an average thrust of 48.13 kN
(10.82 k-lbf) and a total impulse of 3048 kN-sec
(685.4 lbf-sec). The total STAR 37FM mass is
1150 kg (2531 lbm), including a propellant mass of
1068 kg (2350 lbm).
Figure 2.3.6.2-1. Minotaur V Vehicle
Configuration
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