Antares 130
In-activeOrbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Oct. 28, 2014
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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Stages
2 -
Length
41.9 m -
Diameter
3.9 m -
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
286.0 T -
Thrust
3265.0 kN
Family
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Name
Antares 130 -
Family
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Variant
130 -
Alias
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Full Name
Antares 130
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
5100.0 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
OSCAntares 130 | Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)
Orbital Sciences Corporation | United States of AmericaWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Oct. 28, 2014, 10:22 p.m.
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