On April 16th, 2025, a Northrop Grumman Corporation Minotaur IV rocket launched the classified NROL-174 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. This was the first launch of a Minotaur IV from the California launch site since August, 2011, and the first overall for the solid-fueled launcher in almost five years. Minotaur IV is based on the LGM-118 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It fea
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On April 16th, 2025, a Northrop Grumman Corporation Minotaur IV rocket launched the classified NROL-174 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. The launch took place from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. This was the first launch of a Minotaur IV from the California launch site since August, 2011, and the first overall for the solid-fueled launcher in almost five years. Minotaur IV is based on the LGM-118 Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It fea
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Orbital ATK Minotaur-C rocket thundered into the sky from Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The mission successfully carried 10 small Earth-imaging satellites for Planet, helping improve daily monitoring of our changing world 🌍. Vandenberg’s coastal launch site makes it ideal for missions heading into polar and sun-synchronous orbits. This launch highlights how converted missile technology continues to support commercial space missions and Earth observation. �
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A Minotaur 1 rocket launchedfrom Wallops Island, Virginia, carrying three satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. http://4.nbcla.com/TvG6Rir | NBC LA
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