Antares
Description
Antares, known during early development as Taurus II, is an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman) and the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program.
Missions
18
Success Rate
94.4%
Successes
17
Failures
1
Success Streak
13
Partial Failures
0
Next Up
CRS NG-25
Previous
CRS NG-19
CRS NG-18
Configurations
Antares 330
Rocket
Diameter: 4.3m
Height: 47m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 10,800 kg
Liftoff Thrust
7,161 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3m
Height: 9m
Stages
2
Antares 230+
Active 2019 to 2023
Price
$85.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 42.5m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 8,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
3,844 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 9.9m
Stages
2
Antares 230
Active 2016 to 2019
Price
$85.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 41.9m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 7,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
3,844 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 9.9m
Stages
2
Antares 130
Active in 2014
Price
$80.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 40.5m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 5,100 kg
Liftoff Thrust
3,265 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.94m
Height: 9.87m
Stages
2
Antares 120
Active in 2014
Price
$80.00 million
Rocket
Diameter: 3.9m
Height: 40.5m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 4,600 kg
GTO: 1,500 kg
Liftoff Thrust
3,265 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 3.94m
Height: 9.87m
Stages
2
