Antares 230
Antares 230 replaced the AJ26 engines with two RD-181 engines while retaining the Castor 30XL solid second stage. All five flights from OA-5 in 2016 through NG-11 in 2019 successfully launched Cygnus cargo spacecraft.
Identity
- Aliases
- Antares 230 rocket
- Family Name
- Antares
- Full Name
- Antares 230
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- antares-230
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 230
Details
- Description
- Antares 230 replaced the AJ26 engines with two RD-181 engines while retaining the Castor 30XL solid second stage. All five flights from OA-5 in 2016 through NG-11 in 2019 successfully launched Cygnus cargo spacecraft.
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- RD-181
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Castor 30XL
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,016
- Last Flight Year
- 2,019
- Manufacturer Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Operator Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7vk1kctrbp74t50d3c9p3sdn8af3ss
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:24:17 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:24:17 PM