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Orion Abort Test Booster

The Orion Abort Test Booster is a small solid rocket launcher developed by Northropp Grumman. It uses a single stage Peacekeeper missile first stage motor [SR118] inside an Aero-Shell to replicate the Orion Service Module 5.5 meter diameter.

Orion Abort Test Booster rocket

Height

Diameter

5.5 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Manufacturer

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Total launches

1

Successful

1

Pending

0

Successful landings

0

Flight system

Built to move mass beyond the atmosphere.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.