Antares
Antares is a two-stage U.S. medium-lift launch-vehicle family developed to carry Cygnus cargo spacecraft from Wallops to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station. Its 110, 120, 130, 230, and 230+ configurations flew 18 times from 2013 through 2023, with 17 successes and the loss of Orb-3; the Antares 330 successor is in development.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Antares rocketAntares launch vehicle familyTaurus II
- Family Name
- Antares
- Full Name
- Antares
- Status
- development
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Antares is a two-stage U.S. medium-lift launch-vehicle family developed to carry Cygnus cargo spacecraft from Wallops to low Earth orbit and the International Space Station. Its 110, 120, 130, 230, and 230+ configurations flew 18 times from 2013 through 2023, with 17 successes and the loss of Orb-3; the Antares 330 successor is in development.
- First Flight Year
- 2,013
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Two exact Energomash RD-181 engines power the Antares 230 liquid-oxygen/kerosene first stage.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- One exact CASTOR 30XL solid motor powers the Antares 230 second stage.
- Name
- Antares 230
- Notes
- Exact two-stage Antares 230 propulsion stack; Antares 110/120/130, optional third-stage variants, 230+, and Antares 330 remain separate sibling configurations until individually modeled.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares_(rocket)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:24:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:12:12 UTC
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