LAUNCH CENTER
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Antares 230+Description:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Resupply
- This is the 17th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 16th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut and climate scientist Piers Sellers. Sellers was a part of three Space Shuttle missions tasked with assembly of the International Space Station.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Pad
Launch Area 0 A