安塔瑞斯 130 | 天鹅座货运飞船 CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)

描述

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.

安塔瑞斯（Antares）在早期研制阶段称为金牛座二号（Taurus II），是由轨道科学公司（Orbital Sciences Corporation，在诺斯罗普·格鲁曼收购轨道 ATK 后，现属诺斯罗普·格鲁曼创新系统）与南方设计局（Yuzhnoye Design Bureau）联合研制的一次性发射系统，用于作为 NASA 的 COTS 和 CRS 计划的一部分，将天鹅座飞船发射至国际空间站。安塔瑞斯能够将重于 5,000 公斤（11,000 磅）的有效载荷送入近地轨道，是轨道 ATK 运营的最大火箭。安塔瑞斯从中大西洋地区航天港发射，于 2013 年 4 月 21 日进行了首飞。