Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)

Orbital ATK's first Antares launch since the October 2014 pad explosion, debuting the Antares 230 configuration with new Russian RD-181 first-stage engines. Carried the Cygnus OA-5 cargo craft, named SS Alan Poindexter, with over 5,100 lb of supplies to the ISS.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

8.5 T (est.)

Flight

1st

of 5 Antares 230 flights

Date and time

17 October 2016, 23:45 UTC

Rocket

Antares 230

Builder

NGSS

Launch site

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

Payload

Resupply

International designator

2016-062

Launches in 2016

63rd of 85

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