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Orbital ATKLaunch SuccessfulResupplyAntares 230 · S.S. J.R. Thompson
Launched 2018-05-21 08:44:06 UTCLaunch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
46th
orbital launch attempt in 2018
Orbital ATK
1st
launch this year
Launch Area 0 A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
189 d 20 h
since the pad's previous launch
This is the tenth planned flight of the Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its ninth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2015 · President David W. Thompson
Orbital ATK Inc. was an American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company. It was formed in 2015 from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems. Orbital ATK was purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018.
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
42.5m
Diameter
3.9m
To low Earth orbit
7,800kg
Liftoff thrust
3,844kN
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