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Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Maiden flight: 17 October 2016 · Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

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.

Recent launches

Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS NG-11 (S.S. Roger Chaffee)

Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

17 April 2019Save Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS NG-11 (S.S. Roger Chaffee)☆

Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young)

Northrop Grumman Space Systems · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

17 November 2018Save Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young)☆

Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS OA-9 (S.S. J.R. Thompson)

Orbital ATK · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

21 May 2018Save Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS OA-9 (S.S. J.R. Thompson)☆

Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS OA-8 (S.S. Gene Cernan)

Orbital ATK · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

12 November 2017Save Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS OA-8 (S.S. Gene Cernan)☆

Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)

Orbital ATK · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

17 October 2016Save Antares 230 | Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)☆