Taurus II

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:control_system Inertial navigation system
gptkbp:debut 3 launches from 2013 to 2014
Comprehensive pre-launch checks
gptkbp:design 15 years
gptkbp:development gptkb:2008
gptkbp:development_cost $200 million
gptkbp:diameter 2.4 meters
gptkbp:elevation 120,000 kg
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne
gptkbp:engine_type liquid-fueled
gptkbp:first_flight 2013-04-20
2014-01-09
gptkbp:fuel_type RP-1 and Liquid Oxygen
gptkbp:guidance_system GPS-based guidance
gptkbp:healthcare Real-time telemetry
gptkbp:height 23.5 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taurus II
gptkbp:launch_mass 120,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Orbital_Sciences_Corporation
gptkb:ground
Post-launch telemetry analysis
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport_Launch_Complex_0_A
gptkb:Taurus
Expendable launch vehicle
Two-stage configuration
gptkbp:launch_window varies by mission
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Launch_Complex_0_A
gptkb:3
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Orbital_ATK
gptkbp:mission Orbital Sciences mission control
gptkbp:mission_type commercial and government missions
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Cygnus_CRS_OA-1
gptkbp:number_of_engines gptkb:1
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:Castor_30
2
Orbus 21
gptkbp:operational_period 2013-2014
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 51.6 degrees
gptkbp:payload_capacity 10 meters
Low Earth Orbit
5,000 kg
Vertical integration
2.5 meters in diameter
5,000 kg to LEO
gptkbp:payload_fairing_material Composite materials
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:Dulles,_Virginia
gptkbp:production_years gptkb:2013
gptkbp:propulsion 300 k N
gptkbp:purpose launching payloads into orbit
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Antares
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Antares
gptkbp:transportation Rollout to launch pad
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orbital_ATK
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5