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.
Identity
- Aliases
- Antares 130 rocket
- Family Name
- Antares
- Full Name
- Antares 130
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- 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.
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- AJ26
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Castor 30XL
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,014
- Last Flight Year
- 2,014
- Manufacturer Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Operator Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7vk1kctrbp74t50d3c9p3sdn8af3ss
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Official Url
- https://sma.nasa.gov/LaunchVehicle/antares.html
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:24:16 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:24:16 PM