Cygnus CRS Orb-3Antares 130 Orbital Sciences Corporation Launch Status Failure Tue ยท Oct 28th, 2014 6:22 PM EDT Watch Online Mission Cygnus CRS Orb-3 Type: Resupply This was supposed to be the fourth Cygnus cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station, but resulted in the Antares rocket exploding seconds after liftoff. Location Launch Area 0 A Wallops Island, Virginia, USA 21 rockets have launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA. Rocket Antares 130 Length: 41.9 meters Diameter: 3.9 meters First Launch: October 28, 2014 Antares known during early development as Taurus II, is an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems after Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK) and the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s COTS and CRS programs. Able to launch payloads heavier than 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) into low-Earth orbit, Antares is the largest rocket operated by Orbital ATK. Antares launches from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and made its inaugural flight on April 21, 2013. The Antares 130 rocket has been launched a total of 1 times with 0 successful and 1 failed launches. Agency Orbital Sciences Corporation Type: Commercial Abbreviation: OSC Country: USA View Rocket Launch Schedule