2013-016

Antares-110

US


Antares rocket rolls out to the launch pad on Oct. 1, 2012. Orbital plans a hot-fire test of the Antares first stage, the maiden flight of an Antares rocket, and a cargo delivery demonstration mission to the ISS


The first Orbital Sciences Antares rocket, attached to a transporter/erector system, made the one-mile trip from its hangar to launch pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Saturday.



Antares raised on the launch pad


Launch on April 21 - Photo credit: Orbital/Thom Baur


Mission details:


Launch vehicle: Antares-110
Launch vehicle ID: 
Payload: Cygnus + 4 sat
Launch date: 21 April 2013
Launch site: WI, LA-0A


Astrophilately covers:

Cygnus-A1 cover

Launch cancel Wallops Island. Credit: #421



Ref.: #6, #7(JR677), #12, #110, #421 - update: 20.02.22