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

This is the 12th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 11th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Northrop Grumman named the vehicle after Apollo 1 astronaut Roger Chaffee.

Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Antares 230: Cygnus CRS NG-11 (S.S. Roger Chaffee)

Mission Data

Northrop Grumman Space Systems
🇺🇸Northrop Grumman Space SystemsEst. 2015
Launch VehicleAntares 230
Vehicle FamilyAntares
Vehicle Record5 of 5 launches (100%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record17 successes / 0 failures (100%)
Success Streak17 consecutive
ProgramCommercial Resupply Services · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeResupply
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Area 0 A
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#25
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad19
Launches From This Site87
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Antares 230

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.

Launch Site

Launch Area 0 A · 37.8337°N 75.4881°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.