Antares 130
Antares 130 paired the AJ26-powered first stage with the enlarged Castor 30XL solid second stage. Its sole flight, Orb-3 on 28 October 2014, was destroyed after an AJ26 liquid-oxygen turbopump failure shortly after liftoff.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Antares 130 rocket
- Family Name
- Antares
- Full Name
- Antares 130
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 130
Details
- Description
- Antares 130 paired the AJ26-powered first stage with the enlarged Castor 30XL solid second stage. Its sole flight, Orb-3 on 28 October 2014, was destroyed after an AJ26 liquid-oxygen turbopump failure shortly after liftoff.
- First Flight Year
- 2,014
- Last Flight Year
- 2,014
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Official Url
- https://sma.nasa.gov/LaunchVehicle/antares.html
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 18:24:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:33:52 UTC
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