Mission description
Exploration Flight Test-1 was the first test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The spacecraft was flown on a Delta IV Heavy to orbit, intending to test systems in preparation for future flights.
Launch index
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Launch Successful
Delta IV Heavy | EFT-1
December 5, 2014 at 12:05 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch details
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December 5, 2014 at 12:05 PM UTC
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Space Launch Complex 37B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5317, -80.5649
- Rocket
- Delta IV Heavy
- Launch probability
- -1%
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- December 5, 2014 at 12:05 PM UTC
- Window closes
- December 5, 2014 at 12:05 PM UTC
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- June 14, 2023 at 5:43 PM UTC
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Orion Soars on First Flight Test
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Delta IV Heavy
Delta · Heavy
Height
72 m
Diameter
5 m
LEO capacity
28,370 kg
Successful launches
15
Launch complex
Space Launch Complex 37B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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