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Cygnus CRS Orb-3

Cygnus CRS Orb-3, also known as Orbital Sciences CRS Flight 3 or Orbital 3, was an attempted flight of Cygnus, an automated cargo spacecraft developed by United States-based company Orbital Sciences, on 28 October 2014. 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.

Cygnus CRS Orb-3 spacecraft

Configuration

Cygnus Standard

Recorded flights

1

Time in space

0d

Agency

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Vehicle profile

Cargo Earth Orbit Logistics

Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.