Delta IV Heavy | EFT-1
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Launch Window
Dec. 5, 2014, 12:05 p.m. - Dec. 5, 2014, 12:05 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Dec. 5, 2014, 12:05 p.m. - Dec. 5, 2014, 12:05 p.m.
Exploration Flight Test-1 was the first test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The spacecraft was flown on a Delta IV Heavy to orbit, intending to test systems in preparation for future flights.
The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) is an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family, and is the world's second highest-capacity rocket in operation. It is manufactured by United Launch Alliance and was first launched in 2004.
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First Orion to fly in space. It was used for the Exploration Flight Test-1 mission, without a service module.
Orion Details
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
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