Cygnus CRS-3 (Deke Slayton)

 2014-F02

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Cygnus ORB-3 mission. 5854 kg launch mass. 2290 kg upmass, 1714 kg down for disposal. If PCM is 1677 kg dry, then service module is 1887 kg. Antares engines E15,E16 and Castor 30XL, first flight of enhanced Antares 130. One of the AJ-26 engine turbobumps failed just after launch, and the vehicle fell back towards the pad. Range safety destruct completed a powerful explosion, destroying rocket and cargo and marking the end for the AJ-26-engined Antares design.

ORB-3 actual
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2014 Oct 28	2222:30	Launch by Antares 130	MARS Pad 0A
	2222:46	Turbopump failure
	2222:50	Destroyed by RSO
	2222:53	Impact pad area

ORB-3 planned
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
2014 Oct 27	s	Launch by Antares 130	MARS Pad 0A
		T+3:54 MECO, 100 km
		T+4:00 St 1 sep
		T+4:29 Fairing sep
		T+4:34 Interstage sep
		T+4:41 St 2 burn (Castor XL), 140 km, 166s
		T+7:27 St 2 burnout
		T+9:27 St 2 sep, 214 km
2014 Nov 2		Arrival at ISS