Cygnus CRS OA-8 (S.S. Gene Cernan)Antares 230 Orbital ATK Launch Status Success Sun ยท Nov 12th, 2017 7:19 AM EST Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RMtnX3KLOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5uhDWAR88Y Mission Cygnus CRS OA-8 (S.S. Gene Cernan) Type: Resupply This is the ninth planned flight of the Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its eighth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Location Launch Area 0 A Wallops Island, Virginia, USA 20 launches have been at this location. Rocket Antares 230 Length: 42.5 meters Diameter: 3.9 meters First Launched: October 17, 2016 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 230 rocket has been launched a total of 5 times with 5 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency Orbital ATK Type: Commercial Abbreviation: OA Administration: David W. Thompson Founded: 2015 Launchers: Antares | Minotaur | Pegasus Spacecraft: Country: USA Orbital ATK Inc. is an American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company. It was formed in 2015 from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems. Orbital ATK designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world both as a prime contractor and as a merchant supplier. Antares launches from Wallops in Virginia. Minotaur has many launch sites, with the most active now being Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg. Pegasus is an air launched vehicle from an aircraft and so has many launch locations. View Rocket Launch Schedule