Cygnus CRS Orb-1 is the second planned flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus unmanned resupply spacecraft and its second flight to the International Space Station
Cygnus CRS Orb-1, also known as Orbital-1, was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus unmanned resupply spacecraft, its second flight to the International Space Station and the third…
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 CRS Orb-1 (S.S. C. Gordon Fullerton) was a Antares 120 mission operated by Orbital Sciences Corporation that lifted off from Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on January 9, 2014. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Commercial Resupply Services program. The launch was a success.