List of Antares launches

Antares
Launch of an Antares 230
FunctionMedium expendable launch system
ManufacturerNorthrop Grumman (main)
Pivdenmash (sub)
Country of originUnited States, Ukraine
Project costUS$472 million until 2012
Cost per launchUS$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)
Diameter3.9 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)
Stages2 to 3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass8,000 kg (18,000 lb)
Associated rockets
ComparableDelta II, Atlas III
Launch history
Status
  • 110: retired
  • 120: retired
  • 130: retired
  • 230: retired
  • 230+: retired
  • 300: Planned
Launch sitesMARS, LP-0A
Total launches18 (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
Carries passengers or cargoCygnus
First stage (Antares 100-series)
Empty mass18,700 kg (41,200 lb)
Gross mass260,700 kg (574,700 lb)
Powered by2 × NK-33
Maximum thrust3,265 kN (734,000 lbf)
Specific impulseSea level: 297 s
Vacuum: 331 s
Burn time235 seconds
PropellantRP-1/LOX
First stage (Antares 200-series)
Empty mass20,600 kg (45,400 lb)
Gross mass262,600 kg (578,900 lb)
Powered by2 × RD-191
Maximum thrust3,844 kN (864,000 lbf)
Specific impulseSea level: 311.9 s
Vacuum: 339.2 s
Burn time215 seconds
PropellantRP-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
PropellantTP-H8299/aluminium

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.

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