LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Tue Jul 02 2019

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Ascent Abort-2

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(11:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(11:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(11:00 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Orion Abort Test Booster

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Test Flight
Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) is a scheduled test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) of NASA's Orion spacecraft.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 46