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Antares 110

Antares familyOrbital Sciences CorporationRetired

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.

Antares 110 vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
3,265 kN
Height
40.5 m
Diameter
3.9 m
Launch mass
276 t
Stages
2
LEO capacity
4,450 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

2flightswith a definitive outcome
100%success rate2 of 2
2success streakcurrent

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Flights

2 of 2