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The new company was called Orbital ATK, Inc. [3] On 18 September 2017, Northrop Grumman announced plans to purchase Orbital ATK for US$7.8 billion in cash plus assumption of US$1.4 billion in debt. [5] Orbital ATK shareholders approved the buyout on 29 November 2017. [6]
The Orbital Sciences X-34 was intended to be a low-cost testbed for demonstrating "key technologies" that could be integrated into the Reusable Launch Vehicle program. It was intended to be an autonomous pilotless craft powered by a " Fastrac " liquid-propellant rocket engine, capable of reaching Mach 8 and performing 25 test flights per year.
24- 27.4 m 1,400 [100] No 3 [101] Baikonur: 2003 2014 Taurus-1110 United States: Orbital. Sciences, Orbital ATK. 28.2 m 1180 370 750 to SSO: No 3 VAFB: 1994 2000 Taurus-2110 United States: Orbital. Sciences, Orbital ATK. 29.1 m 1250 375 900 to SSO: No 2 VAFB: 1999 2001 Taurus-2210 United States: Orbital. Sciences, Orbital ATK. 30.9 m 1050 700 ...
4 United States: Orbital Sciences: 23.88 2.34 86.3 1985 2011 1/1 Active Minotaur IV/Orion 38 4 United States: Orbital Sciences 2017 - 1/1 Active Minotaur V: 5 United States: Orbital Sciences: 1.67 GTO:640 TLI:447 2013 [3] - 1/1 Active M-3C: 3 Japan: Tokyo univ. 20.2 1.41 41.8 195 1974 1979 3/4 Retired M-3H: 3 Japan: Tokyo univ. 23.8 1.41 48.7 ...
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Antares A-ONE mission was the maiden flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation' Antares launch vehicle including the ascent to space and accurate delivery of a simulated payload, the Cygnus Mass Simulator (CMS), which was launched 21 April 2013. [6]
First: 3 May 2014 Last: 29 October 2014: First Orbital Sciences CRS operational flight, maiden flight of Antares 120. All payloads other than Cygnus are CubeSats carried aboard the Cygnus for deployment from the ISS. CubeSats include first Lithuanian satellites. Largest number of satellites launched on a single rocket (33). 24 January 02:33:00 ...