Antares launch system

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RD-181
gptkbp:debut_year gptkb:2013
2023-08-01
successful and partial failures
gptkbp:design commercial spaceflight
gptkbp:developer $1.9 billion
gptkbp:diameter 2.4 meters
3.9 meters
gptkbp:elevation 140,000 kg
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:first_flight 2013-04-21
gptkbp:fuel_type hydrazine
RP-1 and liquid oxygen
gptkbp:has_programs COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services)
gptkbp:height 13.8 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antares launch system
gptkbp:launch_date 2023-08-01
approximately 1-2 per year
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:NASA_Wallops_Flight_Facility
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:advanced_propulsion_systems
15 years
modular design
two-stage
ongoing improvements
high reliability
publicly available
expendable launch vehicle
two-stage rocket
ISS resupply missions
Antares family
based on Antares 1
commercial off-the-shelf parts
gptkbp:launched gptkb:12
gptkb:15
gptkb:3
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:mass approximately 140,000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Cygnus_resupply_missions
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:RD-181
gptkb:Castor_30_XL
2
3.5 meters
9.8 meters
1,800 k N
40 k N
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Northrop_Grumman_Innovation_Systems
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:2013
active
gptkbp:primary_source cargo resupply to ISS
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:seating_capacity gptkb:spacecraft
5 meters
up to 5,000 kg
performed at Wallops Flight Facility
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Vulcan_Centaur