List of Antares launches information

Antares
	Launch of an Antares 230
Function	Medium expendable launch system
Manufacturer	Northrop Grumman (main); Pivdenmash (sub)
Country of origin	United States, Ukraine
Project cost	US$472 million until 2012
Cost per launch	US$80−85 million
Size
Height	110/120: 40.5 m (133 ft); 130: 41.9 m (137 ft); 230/230+: 42.5 m (139 ft);
Diameter	3.9 m (13 ft)
Mass	110/120/130: 282,000–296,000 kg (622,000–653,000 lb); 230/230+: 298,000 kg (657,000 lb);
Stages	2 to 3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass	8,000 kg (18,000 lb)
Associated rockets
Comparable	Delta II, Atlas III
Launch history
Status	110: retired; 120: retired; 130: retired; 230: retired; 230+: retired; 300: Planned;
Launch sites	MARS, LP-0A
Total launches	18 (110: 2, 120: 2, 130: 1, 230: 5, 230+: 8)
Success(es)	17 (110: 2, 120: 2, 130: 0, 230: 5, 230+: 8)
Failure(s)	1 (130: 1)
First flight	110: April 21, 2013; 120: January 9, 2014; 130: October 28, 2014; 230: October 17, 2016; 230+: November 2, 2019;
Last flight	110: September 18, 2013; 120: July 13, 2014; 130: October 28, 2014; 230: April 17, 2019; 230+: August 2, 2023;
Type of passengers/cargo	Cygnus
First stage (Antares 100-series)
Empty mass	18,700 kg (41,200 lb)
Gross mass	260,700 kg (574,700 lb)
Powered by	2 × NK-33
Maximum thrust	3,265 kN (734,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	Sea level: 297 s; Vacuum: 331 s
Burn time	235 seconds
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
First stage (Antares 200-series)
Empty mass	20,600 kg (45,400 lb)
Gross mass	262,600 kg (578,900 lb)
Powered by	2 × RD-191
Maximum thrust	3,844 kN (864,000 lbf)
Specific impulse	Sea level: 311.9 s; Vacuum: 339.2 s
Burn time	215 seconds
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
Second stage – Castor 30A/B/XL
Gross mass	30A: 14,035 kg (30,942 lb); 30B: 13,970 kg (30,800 lb); 30XL: 26,300 kg (58,000 lb);
Propellant mass	30A: 12,815 kg (28,252 lb); 30B: 12,887 kg (28,411 lb); 30XL: 24,200 kg (53,400 lb);
Maximum thrust	30A: 259 kN (58,200 lbf); 30B: 293.4 kN (65,960 lbf); 30XL: 474 kN (107,000 lbf);
Burn time	30A: 136 seconds; 30B: 127 seconds; 30XL: 156 seconds;
Propellant	TP-H8299/aluminium
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Antares has been launched a total of 18 times since April 2013. All of the launches have been successful, except for Cygnus CRS Orb-3.

^ Launches of Ukrainian LV
^ Rosenberg, Zach (April 30, 2012). "Orbital Sciences development costs increase". Flight International from Flightglobal.com.
^ Surplus Missile Motors: Sale Price Drives Potential Effects on DOD and Commercial Launch Providers (PDF) (Report). U.S. Government Accountability Office. August 2017. p. 30. GAO-17-609. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2022.
^ Kyle, Ed (May 14, 2011). "Taurus 2". Space Launch Report. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Antares (100 Series)". SpaceFlight101. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Antares 200 Series – Rockets". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Antares Medium-class Launch Vehicle: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital Sciences Corporation. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
^ "Antares - Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital ATK. 2017. FS007_06_OA_3695_021317. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Antares Medium-Class Launch Vehicle: Brochure" (PDF). Orbital Sciences Corporation. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
^ "Antares". Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. Archived from the original on November 25, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017. Alt URL Archived 2020-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ Graham, William (April 21, 2013). "Antares conducts a flawless maiden launch". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

[1] Launches of Ukrainian LV

[fglobal20120430-2] Rosenberg, Zach (April 30, 2012). "Orbital Sciences development costs increase". Flight International from Flightglobal.com.

[3] Surplus Missile Motors: Sale Price Drives Potential Effects on DOD and Commercial Launch Providers (PDF) (Report). U.S. Government Accountability Office. August 2017. p. 30. GAO-17-609. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 2, 2022.

[slr20110514-4] Kyle, Ed (May 14, 2011). "Taurus 2". Space Launch Report. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[sf101-antares100-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Antares (100 Series)". SpaceFlight101. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

[sf101-antares200-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Antares 200 Series – Rockets". spaceflight101.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[os201112b-7] "Antares Medium-class Launch Vehicle: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital Sciences Corporation. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.

[orbital-fs2017-8] "Antares - Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital ATK. 2017. FS007_06_OA_3695_021317. Retrieved February 12, 2018.

[os201112a-9] "Antares Medium-Class Launch Vehicle: Brochure" (PDF). Orbital Sciences Corporation. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2012.

[pivd1-10] "Antares". Yuzhnoye Design Bureau. Archived from the original on November 25, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017. Alt URL Archived 2020-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

[NSF-launch-11] Graham, William (April 21, 2013). "Antares conducts a flawless maiden launch". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

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