Cygnus Orb-3
One of the Antares 130's AJ26 engines ruptures, fifteen seconds into the flight. | |
| Names | CRS Orb-3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
| Operator | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| Mission duration |
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| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | S.S. Deke Slayton |
| Spacecraft type | Standard Cygnus |
| Manufacturer |
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| Launch mass | 7,594 kg (16,742 lb) |
| Payload mass | 2,215 kg (4,883 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 October 2014, 22:22:38 UTC (6:22:38 pm EDT) |
| Rocket | Antares 130 |
| Launch site | MARS, Pad 0A |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Flight termination |
| Destroyed | 28 October 2014, 22:23:01 UTC (6:23:01 pm EDT) |
NASA insignia | |
Orbital-3, also known as Orb-3, was an attempted flight of Cygnus, an automated cargo spacecraft developed by United States–based company Orbital Sciences, on 28 October 2014. The mission was intended to launch at 22:22:38 UTC that evening. This flight, which would have been its fourth to the International Space Station and the fifth of an Antares launch vehicle, resulted in the Antares rocket exploding seconds after liftoff.