Engineering:Antares (rocket)

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Short description: Medium-lift expendable rocket by Northrop Grumman
Antares
Cropped NG-11 Launch.jpg
Launch of an Antares 230
FunctionMedium expendable launch system
ManufacturerNorthrop Grumman (main)
Pivdenmash (sub)[1]
NPO Energomash (engines)
Country of originUnited States
Project costUS$472 million until 2012[2]
Cost per launchUS$80−85 million[3]
Size
Height
  • 110/120: 40.5 m (133 ft)[4][5]
  • 130: 41.9 m (137 ft)
  • 230/230+: 42.5 m (139 ft)[6]
Diameter3.9 m (13 ft)[7][6]
Mass
  • 110/120/130: 282,000–296,000 kg (622,000–653,000 lb)[5]
  • 230/230+: 298,000 kg (657,000 lb)[6]
Stages2 to 3[7]
Capacity
Payload to LEO8,000 kg (18,000 lb)[8]
Associated rockets
ComparableDelta II, Atlas III
Launch history
Status
  • 110: retired
  • 120: retired
  • 130: retired
  • 230: retired
  • 230+: retired
  • 300: planned
Launch sitesMARS, LP-0A
Total launches18 (110: 2, 120: 2, 130: 1, 230: 5, 230+: 8)
Successes17 (110: 2, 120: 2, 130: 0, 230: 5, 230+: 8)
Failures1 (130: 1)
First flight
  • 110: April 21, 2013
  • 120: January 9, 2014
  • 130: October 28, 2014
  • 230: October 17, 2016
  • 230+: November 2, 2019
  • 300: Unknown
Last flight
  • 110: September 18, 2013
  • 120: July 13, 2014
  • 130: October 28, 2014
  • 230: April 17, 2019
  • 230+: August 2, 2023
Notable payloadsCygnus
First stage (Antares 100-series)
Empty mass18,700 kg (41,200 lb)[5]
Gross mass260,700 kg (574,700 lb)[5]
Engines2 × NK-33[9]
Thrust3,265 kN (734,000 lbf)[9]
Specific impulseSea level: 297 s (2.91 km/s)
Vacuum: 331 s (3.25 km/s)[5]
Burn time235 seconds[5]
FuelRP-1/LOX[9]
First stage (Antares 200-series)
Empty mass20,600 kg (45,400 lb)[6]
Gross mass262,600 kg (578,900 lb)[6]
Engines2 × RD-181[6]
Thrust3,844 kN (864,000 lbf)[6]
Specific impulseSea level: 311.9 s (3.059 km/s)
Vacuum: 339.2 s (3.326 km/s)[6]
Burn time215 seconds[6]
FuelRP-1/LOX
First stage (Antares 300-series)
Engines7 × Firefly Aerospace Miranda[10]
FuelRP-1/LOX
Second stage – Castor 30A/B/XL
Gross mass
  • 30A: 14,035 kg (30,942 lb)
  • 30B: 13,970 kg (30,800 lb)
  • 30XL: 26,300 kg (58,000 lb)[5]
Propellant mass
  • 30A: 12,815 kg (28,252 lb)
  • 30B: 12,887 kg (28,411 lb)[5]
  • 30XL: 24,200 kg (53,400 lb)[6]
Thrust
  • 30A: 259 kN (58,200 lbf)
  • 30B: 293.4 kN (65,960 lbf)[9][5]
  • 30XL: 474 kN (107,000 lbf)[11]
Burn time
  • 30A: 136 seconds
  • 30B: 127 seconds
  • 30XL: 156 seconds[5][6]
FuelTP-H8299/aluminium[12]
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Development

The NASA COTS award was for US$171 million and Orbital Sciences expected to invest an additional $150 million, split between $130 million for the booster and $20 million for the spacecraft.[13] A Commercial Resupply Service contract of $1.9 billion for eight flights was awarded in 2008.[14] As of April 2012, development costs were estimated at $472 million.[2]

In June 2008, it was announced that the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, formerly part of the Wallops Flight Facility, in Virginia, would be the primary launch site for the rocket.[15] Launch pad 0A (LP-0A), previously used for the failed Conestoga rocket, would be modified to handle Antares.[16] Wallops allows launches which reach the International Space Station's orbit as effectively as those from Cape Canaveral, Florida, while being less crowded.[13][17] The first Antares flight launched a Cygnus mass simulator.[18]

On December 10, 2009, Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) test-fired their Castor 30 motor for use on the second stage of the Antares rocket.[19] In March 2010, Orbital Sciences and Aerojet completed test firings of the AJ-26 engines. [20] On February 22, 2013, a hot fire test was successfully performed, the entire first stage being erected on the pad and held down while the engines fired for 29 seconds.[18]

Design

An assembled Antares rocket in the Horizontal Integration Facility.

First stage

The first stage of Antares burns RP-1 (kerosene) and liquid oxygen (LOX). As Orbital had little experience with large liquid stages and LOX propellant, the first stage core was designed and is manufactured in Ukraine by Pivdenne Design Office and Pivdenmash[13] and includes propellant tanks, pressurization tanks, valves, sensors, feed lines, tubing, wiring and other associated hardware.[21] Like the Zenit—also manufactured by Pivdenmash—the Antares vehicle has a diameter of 3.9 m (150 in) with a matching 3.9 m payload fairing.[7]

Antares 100 series

The Antares 100-series first stage was powered by two Aerojet AJ26 engines. These began as Kuznetsov NK-33 engines built in the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s, 43 of which were purchased by Aerojet in the 1990s. Twenty of these were refurbished into AJ26 engines for Antares.[22] Modifications included equipping the engines for gimballing, adding US electronics, and qualifying the engines to fire for twice as long as designed and to operate at 108% of their original thrust.[4][20] Together they produced 3,265 kilonewtons (734,000 lbf) of thrust at sea level and 3,630 kN (816,100 lbf) in vacuum.[9]

Following the catastrophic failure of an AJ26 during testing at Stennis Space Center in May 2014 and the Orb-3 launch failure in October 2014, likely caused by an engine turbopump,[23] the Antares 100-series was retired.

Antares 200 series

Because of concerns over corrosion, aging, and the limited supply of AJ26 engines, Orbital had selected new first stage engines[20][24] to bid on a second major long-term contract for cargo resupply of the ISS. After the loss of the Antares rocket in October 2014, Orbital Sciences announced that the Russian RD-181—a modified version of the RD-191—would replace the AJ-26 on the Antares 200-series.[25][26] The first flight of the Antares 230 configuration using the RD-181 happened on October 17, 2016, carrying the Cygnus OA-5 cargo to the ISS.

The Antares 200 and 200+ first stages are powered by two RD-181 engines, which provide 440 kilonewtons (100,000 lbf) more thrust than the dual AJ26 engines used on the Antares 100. Orbital adapted the existing core stage to accommodate the increased performance in the 200 Series, allowing Antares to deliver up to 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) to low Earth orbit.[8] The surplus performance of the Antares 200-series will allow Orbital to fulfill its ISS resupply contract in only four additional flights, rather than the five that would have been required with the Antares 100-series.[27][28][29]

While the 200 series adapted the originally ordered 100 Series stages (KB Pivdenne/Pivdenmash, Zenit derived),[30] it requires under-throttling the RD-181 engines, which reduces performance.[28]

The Antares was upgraded to the Antares 230+ for the NASA Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract. NG-12, launched November 2, 2019, was the first NASA CRS-2 mission to ISS using the 230+ upgrades. The most significant upgrades were structural changes to the intertank bay (between the LO
2 and RP-1 tanks) and the forward bay (forward of the LO
2). Additionally, the company is working on trajectory improvements via a "load-release autopilot" that will provide greater mass to orbit capability.[31]

Antares 300 series

In August 2022, Northrop Grumman announced that it had contracted Firefly Aerospace to build the 300-series first stage, which is similar to Firefly's in-development MLV launch vehicle, and features the same composite structures as well as seven Miranda engines producing 7,200 kN (1,600,000 lbf) of thrust — substantially greater than the previous 200-series first stage. Northrop Grumman states that the new first stage substantially increases the mass capability of Antares.[32][10]

The announcement occurred as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has jeopardized supply chains for the previous first stages, which are manufactured in Ukraine and use RD-181 engines from Russia.[33]

Second stage

The second stage is an Orbital ATK Castor 30-series solid-fuel rocket, developed as a derivative of the Castor 120 solid motor used as Minotaur-C's first stage, itself based on a LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM first stage.[34] The first two flights of Antares used a Castor 30A, which was replaced by the enhanced Castor 30B for subsequent flights. The Castor 30B produces 293.4 kN (65,960 lbf) average and 395.7 kN (88,960 lbf) maximum thrust, and uses electromechanical thrust vector control.[9] For increased performance, the larger Castor 30XL is available[30] and will be used on ISS resupply flights to allow Antares to carry the Enhanced Cygnus.[9][35][36]

The Castor 30XL upper stage for Antares 230+ is being optimized for the CRS-2 contract. The initial design of the Castor 30XL was conservatively built, and after gaining flight experience it was determined that the structural component of the motor case could be lightened.[31]

Third stage

Antares offers three optional third stages: the Bi-Propellant Third Stage (BTS), a Star 48-based third stage and an Orion 38 motor. BTS is derived from Orbital Sciences' GEOStar spacecraft bus and uses nitrogen tetroxide and hydrazine for propellant; it is intended to precisely place payloads into their final orbits.[7] The Star 48-based stage uses a Star 48BV solid rocket motor and would be used for higher energy orbits.[7] The Orion 38 is used on the Minotaur and Pegasus rockets as an upper stage.[37]

Fairing

The 3.9-meter (13 ft) diameter, 9.9-meter (32 ft) high fairing is manufactured by Northrop Grumman of Iuka, Mississippi, which also builds other composite structures for the vehicle, including the combined fairing adapter, dodecagon, motor cone, and interstage.[38]

Rear exhaust section of the rocket

NASA Commercial Resupply Services-2 : Enhancements

On January 14, 2016, NASA awarded three cargo contracts via CRS-2. Orbital ATK's Cygnus was one of these contracts.[39]

According to Mark Pieczynski, Orbital ATK Vice President, Flight Systems Group, "A further improved version [of Antares for CRS-2 contract] is in development which will include: Stage 1 core updates including structural reinforcements and optimization to accommodate increased loads. (Also) certain refinements to the RD-181 engines and CASTOR 30XL motor; and Payload accommodations improvements including a 'pop-top' feature incorporated in the fairing to allow late Cygnus cargo load and optimized fairing adapter structure".

Previously, it was understood that these planned upgrades from the Antares 230 series would create a vehicle known as the Antares 300 series. However, when asked specifically about Antares 300 series development, Mr. Pieczynski stated that Orbital ATK has "not determined to call the upgrades, we are working on, a 300 series. This is still TBD".[40]

In May 2018, the Antares program manager Kurt Eberly indicated that the upgrades will be referred to as Antares 230+.[31]

Configurations and numbering

A test firing of the Castor 30 second stage

The first two test flights used a Castor 30A second stage. All subsequent flights will use either a Castor 30B or Castor 30XL. The rocket's configuration is indicated by a three-digit number and a possible "+" suffix, the first number representing the first stage, the second the type of second stage, and the third the type of third stage.[35] A + sign added as suffix (fourth position) signifies performance upgrades to the Antares 230 variant.

Number First digit Second digit Third digit Fourth place
(First stage) (Second stage) (Third stage) (Enhancements)
0 N/A N/A No third stage N/A
1 Block 1 first stage
(2 × AJ26-62) 		Castor 30A
N/A after Block 1[30] 		BTS
(3 × IHI BT-4) 		N/A
2 Block 1 first stage (Adapted to RD-181)
(2 × RD-181)[30] 		Castor 30B Star 48BV N/A
3 Firefly Aerospace designed stage
(7 × Firefly Miranda)[10] 		Castor 30XL Orion 38 N/A
+ N/A N/A N/A Block 2 first stage and Castor XL upgrades[31]

Notable missions and anomalies

Antares A-ONE

Main page: Engineering:Antares A-ONE

Originally scheduled for 2012, the first Antares launch, designated A-ONE[41] was conducted on April 21, 2013,[42] carrying the Cygnus Mass Simulator (a boilerplate Cygnus spacecraft) and four CubeSats contracted by Spaceflight Incorporated: Dove 1 for Cosmogia Incorporated (now Planet Labs) and three PhoneSat satellites – Alexander,[43] Graham and Bell for NASA.[44]

Prior to the launch, a 27-second test firing of the rocket's AJ26 engines was conducted successfully on February 22, 2013, following an attempt on February 13 which was abandoned before ignition.[18]

A-ONE used the Antares 110 configuration, with a Castor 30A second stage and no third stage. The launch took place from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia. LP-0A was a former Conestoga launch complex which had only been used once before, in 1995, for the Conestoga's only orbital launch attempt.[12] Antares became the largest — and first — liquid-fuelled rocket to fly from Wallops Island, as well as the largest rocket launched by Orbital Sciences.[41]

The first attempt to launch the rocket, on April 17, 2013, was scrubbed after an umbilical detached from the rocket's second stage, and a second attempt on April 20 was scrubbed due to high altitude winds.[45] At the third attempt on April 21, the rocket lifted off at the beginning of its launch window. The launch window for all three attempts was three hours beginning at 21:00 UTC (17:00 EDT), shortening to two hours at the start of the terminal count, and ten minutes later[clarification needed] in the count.[12][46]

Cygnus CRS Orb-3

Main page: Engineering:Cygnus CRS Orb-3

File:Antares Fails to Reach Orbit with Cygnus CRS-3 after Rocket Explodes.webm

Pad 0A after the incident

On October 28, 2014, the attempted launch of an Antares carrying a Cygnus cargo spacecraft on the Orb-3 resupply mission failed catastrophically six seconds after liftoff from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.[47] An explosion occurred in the thrust section just as the vehicle cleared the tower, and it fell back down onto the launch pad. The range safety officer sent the destruct command just before impact.[48][49] There were no injuries.[50] Orbital Sciences reported that Launch Pad 0A "escaped significant damage",[49] though initial estimates for repairs were in the $20 million range.[51] Orbital Sciences formed an anomaly investigation board to investigate the cause of the incident. They traced it to a failure of the first stage LOX turbopump, but could not find a specific cause. However, the refurbished NK-33 engines, originally manufactured over 40 years earlier and stored for decades, were suspected as having leaks, corrosion, or manufacturing defects that had not been detected.[52] The NASA Accident Investigation Report was more direct in its failure assessment.[53] On October 6, 2015, almost one year after the accident, Pad 0A was restored to use. Total repair costs were about $15 million.[54]

Following the failure, Orbital sought to purchase launch services for its Cygnus spacecraft in order to satisfy its cargo contract with NASA,[24] and on December 9, 2014, Orbital announced that at least one, and possibly two, Cygnus flights would be launched on Atlas V rockets from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station .[55] As it happened, Cygnus OA-4 and Cygnus OA-6 were launched with an Atlas V and the Antares 230 performed its maiden flight with Cygnus OA-5 in October 2016. One further mission was launched aboard an Atlas in April 2017 (Cygnus OA-7), fulfilling Orbital's contractual obligations towards NASA. It was followed by the Antares 230 in regular service with Cygnus OA-8E in November 2017, with three further missions scheduled on their extended contract.

Launch statistics

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Launch history

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Future launches

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Launch sequence

The following table shows a typical launch sequence of Antares-100 series rockets, such as for launching a Cygnus spacecraft on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.[56] The coast phase is required because the solid-fuel upper stage has a short burn time.[57]

Mission time Event Altitude
T− 03:50:00 Launch management call to stations
T− 03:05:00 Poll to initiate liquid oxygen loading system chilldown
T− 01:30:00 Poll for readiness to initiate propellant loading
T− 00:15:00 Cygnus/payload switched to internal power
T− 00:12:00 Poll for final countdown and MES medium flow chilldown
T− 00:11:00 Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) armed for rapid retract
T− 00:05:00 Antares avionics switched to internal power
T− 00:03:00 Auto-sequence start (terminal count)
T− 00:02:00 Pressurize propellant tanks
T− 00:00:00 Main engine ignition
T+ 00:00:02.1 Liftoff 0
T+ 00:03:55 Main engine cut-off (MECO) 102 km (63 mi)
T+ 00:04:01 Stage one separation 108 km (67 mi)
T+ 00:05:31 Fairing separation 168 km (104 mi)
T+ 00:05:36 Interstage separation 170 km (106 mi)
T+ 00:05:40 Stage two ignition 171 km (106 mi)
T+ 00:07:57 Stage two burnout 202 km (126 mi)
T+ 00:09:57 Payload separation 201 km (125 mi)

See also

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