All Antares models in 1:100 scale.
Cygnus new solar arrays description (blog link)
New Antares 230 description (blog link)
Antares OA-8 launched on Nov 12, 2017
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Antares 230
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Gene Cernan” AXMCygnusOA-8_1100
Resupply OA-8 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model
Read my Blog post of first Antares 230 mission here for photos and details.
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Antares 230
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Gene Cernan” AXMCygnusOA-8_1100
Resupply OA-8 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model
Read my Blog post of first Antares 230 mission here for photos and details.
Antares OA-9 launched on May 21, 2018
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Antares 230
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”J.R.Thompson” AXMCygnusOA-9_1100
Resupply OA-9 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Antares 230
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”J.R.Thompson” AXMCygnusOA-9_1100
Resupply OA-9 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model
Antares NG-10 successfully launched on Nov 17, 2018
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares 230 with RD-181 engines
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”John Young” AXMCygnusNG-10_1100
Resupply Cygnus CRS-10 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares 230 with RD-181 engines
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”John Young” AXMCygnusNG-10_1100
Resupply Cygnus CRS-10 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model
Antares NG-11 was successfully launched on April 17, 2019 carrying a Cygnus cargo ship on a Resupply mission to the ISS.
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares 230 with RD-181 engines
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Roger Chaffee” AXMCygnusNG-11_1100
Resupply Cygnus CRS-11 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model with updated Cygnus model with new color and logos
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares 230 with RD-181 engines
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Roger Chaffee” AXMCygnusNG-11_1100
Resupply Cygnus CRS-11 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model with updated Cygnus model with new color and logos
Antares NG-12 was successfully launched on Nov 2, 2019. Is the first NASA CRS-2 mission of Cygnus to ISS.
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares new Series 230+ with RD-181 engines, new combined fairing adapter, Castor 30XL with reduced insulation.
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Alan Bean” AXMCygnusNG-12_1100
Resupply Cygnus NG-12 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model with updated Cygnus model with new color, external radiators and external payload platforms.
Update: Cygnus NG-12 "Alan Bean" was released from the ISS on Jan 31, 2020 carrying on its exterior platforms the SOLAR and SDS experiments for disposal. These experiments were removed from the Columbus module external payload facilities. Disposed cargo: CygnusNG-12_cargo
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares new Series 230+ with RD-181 engines, new combined fairing adapter, Castor 30XL with reduced insulation.
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Alan Bean” AXMCygnusNG-12_1100
Resupply Cygnus NG-12 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale Model with updated Cygnus model with new color, external radiators and external payload platforms.
Update: Cygnus NG-12 "Alan Bean" was released from the ISS on Jan 31, 2020 carrying on its exterior platforms the SOLAR and SDS experiments for disposal. These experiments were removed from the Columbus module external payload facilities. Disposed cargo: CygnusNG-12_cargo
Antares NG-13 was successfully launched on Feb 15, 2020 on a mission to ISS.
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares new Series 230+ with RD-181 engines, new combined fairing adapter, Castor 30XL with reduced insulation.
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Robert H. Lawrence". AXMCygnusNG-13_1100
Resupply Cygnus NG-13 Mission to ISS: COLKa terminal box was brought by Cygnus to the ISS to be installed outside the Columbus module.
1:100 Scale Model with updated Cygnus model with new color, external radiators and external payload platforms. There is no Nanorack deployer for this mission.
On May 11, 2020, Cygnus NG-13 departed the ISS with disposed cargo, the HDEV payload.
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares new Series 230+ with RD-181 engines, new combined fairing adapter, Castor 30XL with reduced insulation.
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Robert H. Lawrence". AXMCygnusNG-13_1100
Resupply Cygnus NG-13 Mission to ISS: COLKa terminal box was brought by Cygnus to the ISS to be installed outside the Columbus module.
1:100 Scale Model with updated Cygnus model with new color, external radiators and external payload platforms. There is no Nanorack deployer for this mission.
On May 11, 2020, Cygnus NG-13 departed the ISS with disposed cargo, the HDEV payload.
Antares 110 version. Test flight using a Castor 30A second stage. Carried the Cygnus Mass Simulator. Launched on April 21, 2013.
Antares 110 version with Cygnus "David Low". First COTS demonstration flight. First Cygnus mission to the ISS. Launched on Sep 18, 2013.
Antares 120 version. First CRS mission for Cygnus and first Antares launch using the Castor 30B. Cygnus "Gordon Fullerton".
Launched on Jan 9, 2014.
Antares 130 version. First Antares launch using Castor 30XL. Cygnus "Deke Slayton". Launched on Oct 28, 2014 but rocket encountered anomaly and exploded.
Antares 230. First Antares 200 series launched on Oct 17, 2016 carrying the Enhanced Cygnus OA-5 S.S. "Alan Poindexter".
Antares OA-8 launched on Nov 12, 2017
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Antares 230
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”Gene Cernan”
AXMCygnusOA-8_1100
Resupply OA-8 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scale
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Antares OA-9 launched on May 21, 2018
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Antares 230
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”J.R.Thompson”
AXMCygnusOA-9_1100
Resupply OA-9 Mission to ISS
1:100 Scal
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Antares NG-10 successfully launched on Nov 17, 2018
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares 230 with RD-181 engines
Cargo Spacecraft: Enhanced Cygnus S.S. ”John Young”
AXMCygnusNG
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Antares NG-11 was successfully launched on April 17, 2019 carrying a Cygnus cargo ship on a Resupply mission to the ISS.
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares 230 with RD-181 engines
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Antares NG-12 was successfully launched on Nov 2, 2019. Is the first NASA CRS-2 mission of Cygnus to ISS.
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares new Series 230+ with RD-181 engines,
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Antares NG-13 was successfully launched on Feb 15, 2020 on a mission to ISS.
Launch Site: MARS Pad 0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia
Vehicle: Northrop Grumman Antares new Series 230+ with RD-181 engines, new combined fairing adapter
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