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Orion Abort Test Booster

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationRetired

The Orion Abort Test Booster is a small solid rocket launcher developed by Northropp Grumman. It uses a single stage Peacekeeper missile first stage motor [SR118] inside an Aero-Shell to replicate the Orion Service Module 5.5 meter diameter.

Orion Abort Test Booster vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
2,200 kN
Diameter
5.5 m
Stages
1

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

Flight record

1flightwith a definitive outcome
100%success rate1 of 1
1success streakcurrent

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

Flights

1 of 1