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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Space_Launch_System
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gptkbp:debut
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gptkb:2013
2023-08-01
successful and partial failures
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gptkbp:design_purpose
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commercial spaceflight
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gptkbp:development_cost
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$1.9 billion
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gptkbp:diameter
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3.9 meters
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gptkbp:elevation
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140,000 kg
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gptkbp:engine_type
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gptkb:Team_Rocket
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gptkbp:first_flight
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2013-04-21
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gptkbp:first_stage_diameter
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3.9 meters
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gptkbp:first_stage_fuel
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RP-1 and liquid oxygen
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gptkbp:first_stage_length
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9.8 meters
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gptkbp:has_programs
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COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services)
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gptkbp:height
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13.8 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Antares launch system
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gptkbp:last_successful_launch
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2023-08-01
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gptkbp:launch_date
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approximately 1-2 per year
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gptkbp:launch_platform
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gptkb:NASA_Wallops_Flight_Facility
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:advanced_propulsion_systems
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
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle_design_life
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15 years
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:15
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
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gptkbp:mass
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approximately 140,000 kg
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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gptkb:Cygnus_resupply_missions
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gptkbp:number_of_stages
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gptkb:RD-181
gptkb:Castor_30_XL
2
1,800 k N
40 k N
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:Northrop_Grumman_Innovation_Systems
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gptkbp:operational_since
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gptkb:2013
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gptkbp:operational_status
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active
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gptkbp:payload_capacity
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gptkb:spacecraft
5 meters
up to 5,000 kg
performed at Wallops Flight Facility
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gptkbp:primary_contractor
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gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
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gptkbp:primary_use
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cargo resupply to ISS
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gptkbp:reliability
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high
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gptkbp:second_stage_diameter
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2.4 meters
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gptkbp:second_stage_fuel
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hydrazine
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gptkbp:second_stage_length
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3.5 meters
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Vulcan_Centaur
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gptkbp:total_failed_launches
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:total_successful_launches
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gptkb:12
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:AR1_rocket_engine
gptkb:RD-181
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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