Antares launch vehicle

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The Antares launch vehicle is a medium-lift rocket primarily used to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
medium-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
alternativeName Taurus II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
developedBy Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ
developedInCollaborationWith Yuzhmash ⓘ
Yuzhnoye Design Office ⓘ
linked to: Yuzhmash
fairingType payload fairing for uncrewed cargo missions ⓘ
family Antares family of rockets ⓘ
firstFlightDate 2013-04-21 ⓘ
firstFlightMission A-ONE test flight ⓘ
firstStageEngineSupplier Yuzhnoye Design Office ⓘ
linked to: Yuzhmash
firstStageEngineType AJ26 ⓘ
RD-181 ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial guidance with GPS updates ⓘ
launchAzimuthRange from Wallops Island to reach ISS orbit ⓘ
launchConfiguration two-stage configuration with optional third stage ⓘ
launchContractType Commercial Resupply Services 1 ⓘ
Commercial Resupply Services 2 ⓘ
launchEscapeSystem none ⓘ
launchServiceCustomer NASA ⓘ
launchSite Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A ⓘ
Wallops Flight Facility ⓘ
launchVehicleType two-stage liquid-fueled core with solid upper stage ⓘ
manufacturer Northrop Grumman ⓘ
Orbital ATK ⓘ
Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ
missionType cargo resupply ⓘ
namedAfter Antares star ⓘ
linked to: Antares
operator Northrop Grumman ⓘ
orbitType low Earth orbit ⓘ
payloadDestination International Space Station ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ
primaryPayload Cygnus spacecraft ⓘ
propellantTypeFirstStage liquid oxygen and kerosene ⓘ
propellantTypeSecondStage solid propellant ⓘ
renamedFrom Taurus II ⓘ
reusability non-reusable ⓘ
stages 2 ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
successorVariant Antares 230 ⓘ
Antares 230+ ⓘ
Antares 330 ⓘ
supportsSpacecraft Cygnus Enhanced ⓘ
linked to: Standard Cygnus
usedByAgency NASA ⓘ
usedFor cargo resupply to the International Space Station ⓘ
usedUnderProgram NASA Commercial Resupply Services ⓘ

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Northrop Grumman → developed → Antares launch vehicle ⓘ
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program → developedVehicle → Orbital Antares ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Cygnus spacecraft → launchVehicle → Antares rocket ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Wallops Flight Facility → supportsVehicle → Antares launch vehicle ⓘ
Antares launch vehicle → family → Antares family of rockets ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Antares launch vehicle → successorVariant → Antares 230 ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Antares launch vehicle → successorVariant → Antares 230+ ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Antares launch vehicle → successorVariant → Antares 330 ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Orbital Sciences Corporation → developed → Antares rocket ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Orbital Sciences Corporation → operatedVehicle → Antares launch vehicle ⓘ
Orbital Sciences Corporation → notableProduct → Antares medium-lift rocket ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
COTS → developedVehicle → Orbital Sciences Antares launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Wallops Island → launchSiteFor → Antares rocket ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
RD-181 → usedIn → Antares 200-series first stage ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
RD-181 → usedIn → Antares 230 launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
RD-181 → usedIn → Antares 230+ launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
RD-181 → usedOn → Antares launch vehicle ⓘ
Taurus II → family → Antares launch vehicle family ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
ATK Launch Systems → providedComponentFor → Antares launch vehicle ⓘ
David W. Thompson → workedOn → Antares launch vehicle program ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle
Orbital ATK → majorProduct → Antares rocket ⓘ
linked to: Antares launch vehicle