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.
Identity
- Aliases
- Antares 230 PlusAntares 230+ rocket
- Family Name
- Antares
- Full Name
- Antares 230+
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- antares-230-plus
- 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.
- Diameter M
- 3.9
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- RD-181
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Castor 30XL
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,019
- Last Flight Year
- 2,023
- Manufacturer Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Operator Id
- jd721nj3rrbc9hy6hqxftvxatn7kpgtd
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7vk1kctrbp74t50d3c9p3sdn8af3ss
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 8,000
- Stages Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:25:21 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 6:24:18 PM