LAUNCH CENTER

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Wed Aug 02 2023
Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-19

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

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(12:31 AM UTC)

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(12:31 AM UTC)

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(12:31 AM UTC)

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.

Antares 230+ rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Resupply
  • This is the 19th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 18th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Pad

Launch Area 0 A