Orbital Minotaur VI - Manual (Page 5)

Minotaur IV • V • VI User’s Guide Table of Contents
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1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1. Minotaur Family Performance and Capability ............................................................................... 2
2. MINOTAUR IV CONFIGURATIONS ................................................................................................... 4
2.1. Minotaur IV Launch System Overview .......................................................................................... 4
2.2. Minotaur IV Launch Service .......................................................................................................... 5
2.3. Minotaur IV Launch Vehicle .......................................................................................................... 5
2.3.1. Stage 1, 2 and 3 Booster Assemblies ....................................................................................... 5
2.3.2. Upper Stage Propulsion ............................................................................................................ 6
2.3.3. Guidance and Control Assembly (GCA) .................................................................................... 7
2.3.3.1. Avionics ............................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.3.2. Attitude Control Systems ..................................................................................................... 8
2.3.3.3. Telemetry Subsystem.......................................................................................................... 8
2.3.4. Payload Interface ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.3.5. Payload Fairing ........................................................................................................................ 10
2.3.6. Minotaur IV Launch Vehicle Enhanced Performance Configurations ..................................... 11
2.3.6.1. Minotaur IV+ (STAR 48 Stage 4) ...................................................................................... 11
2.3.6.2. Minotaur V (High Energy Performance) ............................................................................ 12
2.3.6.3. Minotaur VI ........................................................................................................................ 13
2.3.6.4. Minotaur VI+ (High Energy Performance) ......................................................................... 14
2.4. Launch Support Equipment ........................................................................................................ 14
3. GENERAL PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................................ 17
3.1. Mission Profiles ........................................................................................................................... 17
3.2. Launch Sites ............................................................................................................................... 17
3.2.1. Western Launch Sites ............................................................................................................. 19
3.2.2. Eastern Launch Sites .............................................................................................................. 19
3.2.3. Alternate Launch Sites ............................................................................................................ 19
3.3. Performance Capability ............................................................................................................... 20
3.3.1. Minotaur IV LEO Orbits ........................................................................................................... 22
3.3.2. Minotaur IV+ LEO Orbits ......................................................................................................... 24
3.3.3. Minotaur VI LEO Orbits ........................................................................................................... 26
3.3.4. Elliptical Orbits and High Energy Orbits .................................................................................. 28
3.4. Injection Accuracy ....................................................................................................................... 32
3.5. Payload Deployment ................................................................................................................... 32
3.6. Payload Separation ..................................................................................................................... 32
3.7. Collision/Contamination Avoidance Maneuver ........................................................................... 33
4. PAYLOAD ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................. 34
4.1. Steady State and Transient Acceleration Loads......................................................................... 34
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