Antares 230

Antares familyNorthrop Grumman Space SystemsRetired

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

Thrust: 3,844 kN
Height: 42.5 m
Diameter: 3.9 m
Launch mass: 286 t
Stages: 3
LEO capacity: 7,800 kg

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

Flight record

5flightswith a definitive outcome

100%success rate5 of 5

0failuresincluding partial failures

5success streakcurrent

First flight October 17, 2016 · latest April 17, 2019

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

Flights per year

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Antares 230 flights per year
Year	Successful	Total
2016	1	1
2017	1	1
2018	2	2
2019	1	1

Flights

5 of 5