Scheduled Launches
The initial launch of Antares is now not expected to occur until March 2013 and the Orbital COTS Demonstration mission is now scheduled for March/April 2013.
List only includes relatively near missions; more missions are planned than are listed below. The first digit of the version number refers to the single core first-stage, which will always be one. The second digit refers to the second-stage: 1 used for the Castor 30A, 2 for Castor 30B, and 3 for Castor 30XL. The third digit refers to the third-stage. 0 represents that no third-stage is being used, 1 represents BTS and 2 represents the Star 48-based stage.
| # | Mission name | Version | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antares Test Flight | 110 | April 2013 | First Antares launch |
| 2 | CRS Orb-D1 | 110 | June 2013 | First Cygnus mission |
| 3 | CRS Orb-1 | 120 | 2013 | First Cygnus Cargo Resupply Mission (CRS), first Antares launch to use the Castor 30B upperstage |
| 4 | CRS Orb-2 | 120 | 2013 | |
| 5 | CRS Orb-3 | 130 | 2013 | First Antares launch to use Castor 30XL upperstage |
| 6 | CRS Orb-4 | 130 | Early 2014 | First Enhanced Cygnus mission |
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