november, 2017
12nov12:14Antares • Cygnus OA-8Cargo Mission to the International Space Station
Event Details
Launch Date: November 12, 2017 Launch Window: 12:14:52-12:19:52 UTC Launch Vehicle: Antares 230 Launch Operator: Orbital ATK Launch Site: Pad 0A, MARS, Wallops Island, Virginia Payload: Cygnus OA-8 Payload Operator: Orbital ATK for NASA's CRS Program An Orbital ATK Antares rocket will
Event Details
| Launch Date: | November 12, 2017 |
| Launch Window: | 12:14:52-12:19:52 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle: | Antares 230 |
| Launch Operator: | Orbital ATK |
| Launch Site: | Pad 0A, MARS, Wallops Island, Virginia |
| Payload: | Cygnus OA-8 |
| Payload Operator: | Orbital ATK for NASA’s CRS Program |
An Orbital ATK Antares rocket will lift the eighth operational Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft into orbit for a mission to the International Space Station. Named the S.S. Gene Cernan, Cygnus OA-8 will carry 3,338 Kilograms of cargo to the ISS Expedition 53 crew after a planned two-day flight to the orbiting laboratory. The Antares rocket will be flying in its upgraded 230 configuration with a pair of RD-181 engines powering its first stage and a Castor 30XL acting as second stage to lift the 6,200-Kilogram spacecraft into orbit.
Mission Resources:
🚀 Launch Vehicle Overview: Antares 230
🛰 Payload Overview: Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft
Time
(Sunday) 12:14 UTC
