United Launch AllianceDelta IV HeavySpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
EFT-1
Launched
December 5, 2014
Image: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Kevin O'Connell
Summary
EFT-1 launched on an United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 5, 2014. It was United Launch Alliance's 91st launch, 13th this year and humanity's 5,429th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Delta IV Heavy flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Orion EFT-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a -25 × 5,802 km orbit inclined 28.8°. The spacecraft was Orion 001 (001). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Delta IV Heavy flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 91st launch13th this yearhumanity's 5,429th orbital launch attempt80th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Orion 001 (001)
First Orion to fly in space. It was used for the Exploration Flight Test-1 mission, without a service module.
- Destination: Elliptical Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 4 hours
The Orion spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Orion EFT-1 · NORAD 40329 · 2014-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- ORION EFT-1
- Object ID
- 2014-077A
- Epoch
- 2014-12-05 16:09:27 UTC
- Mean motion
- 9.74416702 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.3146784
- Inclination
- 28.7576°
- Ascending node
- 75.6738°
- Arg. of perigee
- 137.0882°
- Mean anomaly
- 324.4902°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Orion EFT-1 · NORAD 40329 · landed December 5, 2014
Delta 369 · deorbited December 5, 2014
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
30th launch from Space Launch Complex 37B, 4th this year · 719th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
129 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did EFT-1 launch?
EFT-1 launched on December 5, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch EFT-1?
Coverage: Orion Soars on First Flight Test. Watch the replay
What rocket launched EFT-1?
Delta IV Heavy, flown by United Launch Alliance. Delta IV Heavy spec sheet
Where did EFT-1 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did EFT-1 reach?
Orion EFT-1, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a -25 × 5,802 km orbit inclined 28.8°.
Which program is EFT-1 part of?
Artemis. About Artemis