Antares 110
In-activeOrbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
April 21, 2013
Description
Antares known during early development as Taurus II, is an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems after Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK) and the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's COTS and CRS programs. Able to launch payloads heavier than 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) into low-Earth orbit, Antares is the largest rocket operated by Orbital ATK. Antares launches from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and made its inaugural flight on April 21, 2013.
Specifications
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Minimum Stage
1 -
Max Stage
2 -
Length
40.5 m -
Diameter
3.9 m -
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
276.0 T -
Thrust
3265.0 kN
Family
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Name
Antares 110 -
Family
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Variant
110 -
Alias
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Full Name
Antares 110
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
4450.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Commercial
None
OSCNone
Antares 110 | Cygnus Orb-1 (S.S. G. David Low)
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Sept. 18, 2013, 2:58 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
This is the demonstration mission under NASA's Commercial Resupply Service agreement with Orbital Sciences. The unmanned Cygnus cargo vessel delivered approximately 700kg of supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station.
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