Antares 110 | Cygnus Orb-1 (S.S. G. David Low)
This is the demonstration mission under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Service agreement with Orbital Sciences. The unmanned Cygnus cargo vessel delivered approximately 700kg of supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station.
Cygnus Orb-D1, also known as Cygnus 1 and Orbital Sciences COTS Demo Flight, was the first flight of the Cygnus unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation. It was…
Antares known during early development as Taurus II, is an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems after Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK) and the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's COTS and CRS programs. Able to launch payloads heavier than 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) into low-Earth orbit, Antares is the largest rocket operated by Orbital ATK. Antares launches from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and made its inaugural flight on April 21, 2013.
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Mission Profile
Cygnus Orb-D1 (S.S. G. David Low) was a Antares 110 mission operated by Orbital Sciences Corporation that lifted off from Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on September 18, 2013. The flight carried its payload on a resupply mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the International Space Station program. The launch was a success.