Cygnus Orb-D1 (S.S. G. David Low)

Antares 110 launched Orbital Sciences' Cygnus Orb-D1 demonstration mission, the first Cygnus spacecraft (named G. David Low) to berth with the ISS, completing NASA's COTS cargo demonstration.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

4.8 T (est.)

Flight

2nd

of 2 Antares 110 flights

Date and time

18 September 2013, 14:58 UTC

Rocket

Antares 110

Builder

OSC

Launch site

Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Payload

Resupply

International designator

2013-051

Launches in 2013

53rd of 81

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