Ascent Abort-2

Mission

Ascent Abort-2

Type: Test Flight

Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) is a scheduled test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) of NASA's Orion spacecraft.

Location

Space Launch Complex 46

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

214 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Rocket

Orion Abort Test Booster

Diameter: 5.5 meters
First Launch: July 2, 2019

The Orion Abort Test Booster is a small solid rocket launcher developed by Northropp Grumman.

It uses a single stage Peacekeeper missile first stage motor [SR118] inside an Aero-Shell to replicate the Orion Service Module 5.5 meter diameter.

The Orion Abort Test Booster rocket has been launched a total of 1 times with 1 successful and 0 failed launches.

Agency

Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group

Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: VNPT

Country: VNM