Jump to content

List of Antares launches: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎Launch history: added launch contractor instead of Agency - good idea to note as it changed over time
cleanup
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Antares Rocket Rolls Out at NASA Wallops (50386263888).jpg|thumb|Rear exhaust section of the rocket]]
[[File:Antares_110_rocket_for_A-ONE_mission.jpg|thumb|right|An assembled [[Antares 110]] rocket in the [[Horizontal Integration Facility]].]]
[[File:Antares Fails to Reach Orbit with Cygnus CRS-3 after Rocket Explodes.webm|thumb|right|A video of failed [[Cygnus CRS Orb-3]] mission.]]
[[File:Aftermath of Antares Orb-3 explosion at Pad 0A (20141029a).jpg|thumb|220px|right|The [[Pad 0A]] after the [[Antares 130]] explosion during the [[Cygnus CRS Orb-3]] launch.]]
== AFC submission pending review ==
== AFC submission pending review ==
{{AfC submission|||ts=20210129194003|u=71.183.212.131|ns=118}}
{{AfC submission|||ts=20210129194003|u=71.183.212.131|ns=118}}
{{Afc comment|1=A discussion related to this draft can be found here [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spaceflight#List of...launches page creation and formatting]] [[User:OkayKenji|OkayKenji]] <sup>([[User talk:OkayKenji|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/OkayKenji|contribs]])</sup> 02:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)}}
{{Afc comment|1=A discussion related to this draft can be found here [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spaceflight#List of...launches page creation and formatting]] [[User:OkayKenji|OkayKenji]] <sup>([[User talk:OkayKenji|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/OkayKenji|contribs]])</sup> 02:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC)}}


⚫
[[Antares (rocket)]], known during its early stages of development as [[Taurus II|Taurus 2]], is a [[Expendable launch system|expendable]] that was created by the [[Orbital Sciences Corporation]] and the [[Yuzhnoye Design Bureau]] to launch the [[Cygnus (spacecraft)|Cygnus]] spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s [[Commercial Orbital Transportation Services|COTS]] and [[Commercial Resupply Services|CRS]] programs. They are now part of [[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems]] after acquiring [[Orbital ATK]]. Antares launches from the [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport]].
== About the Antares ==

⚫
[[Antares]], known during its early stages of development as [[Taurus II|Taurus 2]], is a one time use launcher family that was created by the [[Orbital Sciences Corporation]] and the [[Yuzhnoye Design Bureau]] to launch the [[Cygnus]] spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s [[COTS]] and [[CRS]] programs. They are now part of [[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems]] after [[Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems|Northrop Grumman]] acquired [[Orbital ATK]]. Able to fly satellites heavier than 11,000 pounds (5,000 kilograms) into a [[LEO|low-Earth orbit]], the [[Antares]] is the most powerful launcher used by [[Orbital ATK]]. The [[Antares]] rocket launches from the [[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport]] and made its first launch on April 21, 2013.
Antares first launched on April 21, 2013. The Antares has launched 14 times, with 1 failure and 13 success.
The [[Antares]] rocket family has launched 6 times, with 1 failure and 5 success.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems - Antares 230+ {{!}} Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean) Rocket Launch|url=https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/antares-230-cygnus-crs-2-ng-12-s-s-alan-bean/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Space Launch Schedule|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Launch statistics ==
== Launch statistics ==


Revision as of 23:30, 20 March 2021

AFC submission pending review

Antares (rocket), known during its early stages of development as Taurus 2, is a expendable that was created by the Orbital Sciences Corporation and the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s COTS and CRS programs. They are now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems after acquiring Orbital ATK. Antares launches from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.

Antares first launched on April 21, 2013. The Antares has launched 14 times, with 1 failure and 13 success.

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

  •   Antares 110
  •   Antares 120
  •   Antares 130
  •   Antares 230
  •   Antares 230+

Launch outcomes

1
2
3
2013
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Scheduled

Launch contractor

1
2
3
2013
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21

Launch history

Flight No. Date / time (UTC) Rocket variant Launch site Payload,
Spacecraft name 		Payload mass Orbit Launch contractor User Launch
outcome
1 April 21, 2013
21:00 		Antares 110 MARS pad 0A
Low Earth Orbital Sciences Corporation NASA Success
Antares A-ONE, Antares test flight, using a Castor 30A second stage and no third stage.[1][2]
2 September 18, 2013
14:58 		Antares 110 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (standard) Orb-D1
G. David Low[3] 		700 kg
(1,543 lb)[4] 		Low Earth (ISS) Orbital Sciences Corporation NASA Success
Orbital Sciences COTS demonstration flight. First Antares mission with a real Cygnus capsule, first mission to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station, second launch of Antares. The rendezvous maneuver was delayed due to a computer data link problem,[5] but the issue was resolved and berthing followed shortly thereafter.[6][7]
3 January 9, 2014
18:07 		Antares 120 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (standard) CRS Orb-1
C. Gordon Fullerton[3] 		1,260 kg
(2,780 lb)[8] 		Low Earth (ISS) Orbital Sciences Corporation NASA Success
First Commercial Resupply Service (CRS) mission for Cygnus, and first Antares launch using the Castor 30B upper stage.[9][10]
4 July 13, 2014
16:52 		Antares 120 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (standard) CRS Orb-2
Janice Voss[11] 		1,494 kg
(3,293 lb)[12] 		Low Earth (ISS) Orbital Sciences Corporation NASA Success
Spacecraft carried supplies for the ISS, including research equipment, crew provisions, hardware, and science experiments.[13]
5 October 28, 2014
22:22 		Antares 130 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (standard) CRS Orb-3
Deke Slayton[14] 		2,215 kg
(4,883 lb)[15] 		Low Earth (ISS) Orbital Sciences Corporation NASA Failure
LOX turbopump failure T+6 seconds. Rocket fell back onto the pad and exploded.[16][17][18] First Antares launch to use Castor 30XL upper stage. In addition to ISS supplies, payload included a Planetary Resources Arkyd-3 satellite[19] and a NASA JPL/UT Austin CubeSat mission named RACE.[20]
6 October 17, 2016
23:45 		Antares 230 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS OA-5
Alan G. Poindexter[21] 		2,425 kg
(5,346 lb)[22] 		Low Earth (ISS) Orbital ATK NASA Success
First launch of Enhanced Cygnus on Orbital's new Antares 230.[23][24][25][26]
7 November 12, 2017
12:19 		Antares 230 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS OA-8E
Gene Cernan[27] 		3,338 kg
(7,359 lb)[28] 		Low Earth (ISS) Orbital ATK NASA Success
8 May 21, 2018
08:44 		Antares 230 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS OA-9E
J.R. Thompson[29] 		3,350 kg
(7,386 lb)[30] 		Low Earth (ISS) Orbital ATK NASA Success
Spacecraft carried ISS hardware, crew supplies, and scientific payloads, including the Cold Atom Lab and the Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology experiment.[30] The Cygnus also demonstrated boosting the station's orbital velocity for the first time, by 0.06 meter per second.[31]
9 November 17, 2018
09:01 		Antares 230 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS NG-10
John Young 		3,416 kg
(7,531 lb) 		Low Earth (ISS) NGIS NASA Success
Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (108). Cygnus NG-10, CHEFsat 2, Kicksat 2, 104 Sprite Chipsats (deployed from Kicksat 2), MYSAT 1.
10 April 17, 2019
20:46 		Antares 230 MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS NG-11
Roger Chaffee[32] 		3,447 kg (7,600 lbs) Low Earth (ISS) NGIS NASA Success
Launched the last mission under the Commercial Resupply Services-1 for Cygnus.[32]
11 November 2, 2019
13:59 		Antares 230+ MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS NG-12
Alan Bean[33] 		3,728 kg (8,221 lbs) Low Earth (ISS) NGIS NASA Success
Cygnus NG-12 is the first mission under the NASA Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract. NG-12 is also the first to use upgraded launcher, Antares 230+.
12 February 15, 2020
20:21 		Antares 230+ MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS NG-13
Robert Lawrence, Jr. 		3,377 kg (7,445 lbs) Low Earth (ISS) NGIS NASA Success
13 October 3, 2020
01:16 		Antares 230+ MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS NG-14
Kalpana Chawla 		3,458 kg (7,624 lbs)[34] Low Earth (ISS) NGIS NASA Success
Spacecraft carried ISS hardware, crew supplies, and scientific payloads, including a new toilet (Universal Waste Management System, UWMS), Ammonia Electrooxidation, radishes for Plant Habitat-02, drugs for targeted cancer treatments with Onco-Selectors, and a customized 360-degree camera to capture future spacewalks.[35][34]
14 February 20, 2021
17:36 		Antares 230+ MARS pad 0A Cygnus (enhanced) CRS NG-15
Katherine Johnson 		3,810 kg (8399 lbs)[36] Low Earth (ISS) NGIS NASA Success
This mission carried over 8,000 pounds of cargo including roundworms to study muscle loss and the Spaceborne Computer 2, as well as an experiment to study the protein-based manufacturing of artificial retinas.[37]

Note: Cygnus CRS OA-4, the first Enhanced Cygnus mission, and Cygnus OA-6 were propelled by Atlas V 401 launch vehicles while the new Antares 230 was in its final stages of development. Cygnus CRS OA-7 was also switched to an Atlas V 401 and launched on April 18, 2017

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nasapr20130421 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference orbital201212 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference colspace20131209 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Cygnus launch cargo". Spaceflight Now. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference wapo20130922 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference nasasf20130928 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference sfnow20130506 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "New Science, NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station Aboard Orbital-1 Mission" (Press release). NASA. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference nsf-20120222 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "ISS Commercial Resupply Services Mission (Orb-1)". Orbital Sciences Corporation. January 12, 2014. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014.
  11. ^ Rawcliffe, Britt (11 July 2014). "After delays, Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket set to launch". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Orbital-2 Mission to the International Space Station: Media Press Kit" (PDF) (Press release). NASA. July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference orb2_orbital was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "ISS Commercial Resupply Services Mission (Orb-3): Mission Update – October 22, 2014". Orbital Sciences Corporation. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  15. ^ "Orbital CRS-3 Mission to the International Space Station: Media Press Kit" (PDF) (Press release). NASA. October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  16. ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA Independent Review Team Orb–3 Accident Investigation Report Executive Summary nasa.gov
  17. ^ "Antares explodes moments after launch". Spaceflight Now. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  18. ^ Wall, Mike (October 28, 2014). "Private Orbital Sciences Rocket Explodes During Launch, NASA Cargo Lost". Space.com. Purch. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  19. ^ Wilhelm, Steve (October 16, 2014). "First step toward asteroid mining: Planetary Resources set to launch test satellite". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  20. ^ "RACE Mission". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  21. ^ "S.S. Alan Poindexter: Orbital ATK freighter named for late shuttle astronaut". collectSPACE. 7 June 2015.
  22. ^ "OA-5 Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital ATK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  23. ^ Cite error: The named reference orbatkpr-20150812a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference Orbital_manifest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  25. ^ "Orbital Announces Go-Forward Plan for NASA's Commercial Resupply Services Program and the Company's Antares Launch Vehicle". orbital.com. Orbital Sciences Corporation. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  26. ^ Clark, Stephen (October 17, 2016). "Spaceflight Now — Live coverage: Antares rocket returns to flight Monday". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  27. ^ "Cygnus "S.S. Gene Cernan" En-Route to Space Station after Sunday Morning Commute to Orbit". Spaceflight101.com. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Overview – Orbital ATK CRS-8 Mission" (PDF) (Press release). NASA. 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  29. ^ Clark, Stephen (18 May 2018). "Antares rocket rolls to Virginia launch pad, liftoff delayed to Monday". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  30. ^ a b "Overview: Orbital ATK CRS-9 Mission" (PDF). NASA. 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  31. ^ Foust, Jeff (2018-05-21). "Antares launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to ISS". spacenews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  32. ^ a b "Antares, Cygnus launch on final CRS1 contract flight; debuting critical new capabilities". NASASpaceFlight.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  33. ^ "Upgraded Antares ready to launch first CRS2 NASA flight of Cygnus". NASASpaceFlight.com. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  34. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Cygnus-NG-14-space-article was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  35. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cygnus-NG-14-nasa-press-release was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  36. ^ "Northrop Grumman CRS-15 Overview" (PDF). Nasa. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  37. ^ Powers, Kelly. "Worm muscles, artificial retinas, space laptops: NASA Wallops launches rocket to ISS". Dover Post. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Antares_launches&oldid=1013319787"