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Orion Test Booster: Ascent Abort-2
Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) is a scheduled test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) of NASA's Orion spacecraft.
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Mission Data
🇺🇸National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEst. 1958
Launch VehicleOrion Abort Test Booster
Vehicle Record1 of 1 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record122 successes / 20 failures (86%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
ProgramArtemis · Human Spaceflight
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadSpace Launch Complex 46
Location🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA USA
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad6
Launches From This Site1,132
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Orion Abort Test Booster
The Orion Abort Test Booster is a small solid rocket launcher developed by Northropp Grumman. It uses a single stage Peacekeeper missile first stage motor [SR118] inside an Aero-Shell to replicate the Orion Service Module 5.5 meter diameter.
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 46 · 28.4584°N 80.5284°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.