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Overview

Designed to provide responsive, low-cost, and reliable access to space, Antares is a two-stage

vehicle (with optional third stage) that provides low-Earth orbit (LEO) launch capability for payloads

weighing over 5,000 kg. Internally funded by Orbital, Antares completed a risk reduction mission and a

demonstration of commercial re-supply services for the International Space Station (ISS) under a NASA

Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) agreement in 2013. Antares currently is under

contract for eight Commercial Resupply Missions (CRS) to deliver cargo to the International Space

Station, the rst of which was completed in early 2014. The Antares launch system utilizes Orbital's

proven MACH avionics system and many management approaches, engineering standards, production

and test processes common to Orbital’s family of highly successful small-class Pegasus

, Taurus

and Minotaur launch vehicles. These proven launch technologies, along with hardware from one of the

world’s leading launch vehicle integrators, combine to provide cost-effective access to a variety of orbits

for civil, commercial and military medium-class payloads.

Design, manufacturing and testing of Antares is taking place in Dulles, Virginia and Chandler, Arizona.

Key Features

Medium-class space launch vehicle

utilizes proven systems from other

Orbital product lines and Zenit heritage

Over 5,000 kg to low-Earth orbit

Designed to achieve a 95% or greater

launch reliability

Mission Partners

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Prime integrator, systems engineering,

avionics, primary structure, testing and

software. Overall Stage 1 development

and integration.

KB Yuzhnoye/Yuzhmash

Stage 1 core design, production

and verication

Aerojet (Rocketdyne)

Stage 1 engines

ATK

Stage 2 motor

FACTS AT A GLANCE

Antares

™

Medium-Class Space Launch Vehicle

Medium Class

• Incorporates both solid and liquid stages and

ight-proven technologies to meet medium-

class mission requirements

• Provides substantial payload performance

into a variety of low inclination low-Earth and

sun-synchronous orbits and interplanetary

trajectories

• Streamlined vehicle/payload integration and

testing via simplied interfaces reduce time from

encapsulation to lift-off

• 3.9 meter fairing accommodates large payloads

• Capable of launching single and multiple

payloads

• Initial launch successfully conducted April 21,

2013 from Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Virginia

• Also compatible with the Western Range at

Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB),

Eastern Range at Cape Canaveral Air Force

Station (CCAFS) and the Kodiak Launch

Complex (KLC)

LAUNCH

VEHICLE

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Key Features

OverviewDesigned to provide responsive, low-cost, and reliable access to space, Antares is a two-stage vehicle (with optional third stage) that provid

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