Orbital Sciences CorporationAntares 130Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Antares 130 | Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)
Launch window
No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.October 28, 2014Add to calendar
Launch Failure
Image: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Orbital Sciences Corporation's 72nd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 5,418th orbital launch attempt
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Oct 28, 22:22 – Oct 28, 22:22 UTC
Flight preview
Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)
This was supposed to be the fourth Cygnus cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station, but resulted in the Antares rocket exploding seconds after liftoff.
Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
No booster details available.
Watch
- Antares Orb-3 Launch Explosion — VAXHeadroom
