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Manufacturer: Orbital Sciences Corporation · Maiden flight: 28 October 2014 · 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 130 | Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)

Orbital Sciences Corporation · Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

28 October 2014Save Antares 130 | Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)☆