Launch vehicle · Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Antares
RocketsMedium-lift
Imagery
Antares Rocket Launch Failure at Wallops Island Virginia
The first launch attempt for the Antares rocket was aborted.
2013
NASA/LRC · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
A medium-lift rocket operated by Northrop Grumman that launched Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the ISS; the flown Antares 230+ retired in 2023 after its Russian/Ukrainian first-stage supply was cut, pending the U.S.-built Antares 330.
Components & hardware
Launch pads
Knowledge connections
- Operated byNorthrop Grumman Space Systems
- Launched fromMARS Pad 0A
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- Gunter's Space PageGunter Krebs — Gunter's Space Page
A specialist reference compilation of launch vehicles, stages, and spacecraft across all spacefaring nations.