Antares 230+
Antares 230+ was the final flown RD-181-powered Antares configuration, using two RD-181 first-stage engines and a Castor 30XL solid second stage. All eight flights from NG-12 in November 2019 through NG-19 in August 2023 successfully launched Cygnus cargo spacecraft.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Antares 230 PlusAntares 230+ rocket
- Family Name
- Antares
- Full Name
- Antares 230+
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 230+
Details
- Description
- Antares 230+ was the final flown RD-181-powered Antares configuration, using two RD-181 first-stage engines and a Castor 30XL solid second stage. All eight flights from NG-12 in November 2019 through NG-19 in August 2023 successfully launched Cygnus cargo spacecraft.
- Dimensions
- Diameter
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- First Flight Year
- 2,019
- Last Flight Year
- 2,023
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Rocket Specs
- Payload Capacity
- LEO
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 10:25:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:33:58 UTC
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