October 28, 2014 10:22 pm

Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)

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Antares 130

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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October 28, 2014 10:22 pm

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This was supposed to be the fourth Cygnus cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station, but resulted in the Antares rocket exploding seconds after liftoff.
Launch Overview
Window Open 22:22 UTC
Window Close 22:22 UTC
Lift Off Oct 28, 2014 · 22:22 UTC
Launch Facility Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Launch Pad Launch Area 0 A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Orbital Sciences Corporation
Payload Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)
Rocket Antares 130
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
This was supposed to be the fourth Cygnus cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station, but resulted in the Antares rocket exploding seconds after liftoff.

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Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch Area 0 A
Launch Overview
Window Open 22:22 UTC
Window Close 22:22 UTC
Lift Off Oct 28, 2014 · 22:22 UTC
Launch Facility Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Launch Pad Launch Area 0 A
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Orbital Sciences Corporation
Payload Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)
Rocket Antares 130
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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