Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton) Mission

Mission patch Cygnus CRS Orb-3 Patch

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

28 Oct 2014, 10:22pm

Location

Wallops Island Launch Site

Wallops Island

Pad

Launch Area 0 A

Launch Service Provider

Orbital Sciences Corporation logo

Orbital Sciences Corporation

Vehicle

Antares 130

Spacecraft Stage

Cygnus Standard

Mission

Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)

Mission Type

Resupply

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

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.

Available Replays

Live

Antares ORB3 Launch Explosion

Updated: Sep 15, 9:01pm UTC

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