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Orbital Sciences Corporation

United StatesUnited States · Commercial

Orbital Sciences Corporation

72 launches

Orbital Sciences Corporation was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and medium- class space and launch vehicle systems for commercial, military and other government customers. In 2014, Orbital merged with Alliant Techsystems (ATK) to create a new company called Orbital ATK, which in turn was purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018.

Vehicles built · 11

Pegasus XL HAPS
active · 5 launches
Pegasus XL
active · 31 launches
Antares 130
retired · 1 launches
Antares 230
retired · 5 launches
Antares 120
retired · 2 launches
Antares 330
retired · 0 launches
Pegasus HAPS
retired · 2 launches
Pegasus Hybrid
retired · 4 launches
Pegasus
retired · 4 launches
Antares 230+
retired · 8 launches
Antares 110
retired · 2 launches

Vehicles flown · 19

Pegasus XL
active
28×
Minotaur I
active
11×
Pegasus XL HAPS
active
5×
Pegasus
retired
4×
Pegasus Hybrid
retired
4×
Minotaur C
retired
3×
Antares 110
retired
2×
Pegasus HAPS
retired
2×
Antares 120
retired
2×
Minotaur-C 2110
active
2×
Minotaur IV HAPS
active
1×
Minotaur IV+
active
1×
Minotaur-C 1110
active
1×
Minotaur-C 3210
active
1×
Minotaur-C 3110
active
1×
Antares 130
retired
1×
Minotaur-C 2210
active
1×
Minotaur V
active
1×
Minotaur IV
active
1×

Launch history · 72

  • Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)
    Antares 130
    failureOct 28, 20142014
  • Cygnus CRS Orb-2 (S.S. Janice Voss)
    Antares 120
    successJul 13, 20142014
  • Cygnus CRS Orb-1 (S.S. C. Gordon Fullerton)
    Antares 120
    successJan 9, 20142014
  • ORS 3 and STPSat 3
    Minotaur I
    successNov 20, 20132013
  • Cygnus Orb-D1 (S.S. G. David Low)
    Antares 110
    successSep 18, 20132013
  • LADEE
    Minotaur V
    successSep 7, 20132013
  • Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS)
    Pegasus XL
    successJun 28, 20132013
  • Antares 110 Launch
    Antares 110
    successApr 21, 20132013
  • Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR)
    Pegasus XL
    successJun 13, 20122012
  • Minotaur IV+ Launch
    Minotaur IV+
    successSep 27, 20112011
  • ORS-1 (USA-231)
    Minotaur I
    successJun 30, 20112011
  • Minotaur C Launch
    Minotaur C
    failureMar 4, 20112011
  • NROL-66 (RPP) (USA-225)
    Minotaur I
    successFeb 6, 20112011
  • STP S-26
    Minotaur IV HAPS
    successNov 20, 20102010
  • Minotaur IV Launch
    Minotaur IV
    successSep 26, 20102010
  • Tacsat 3
    Minotaur I
    successMay 19, 20092009
  • OCO
    Minotaur-C 3110
    failureFeb 24, 20092009
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successOct 19, 20082008
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successApr 16, 20082008
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successApr 25, 20072007
  • NFIRE
    Minotaur I
    successApr 24, 20072007
  • Tacsat 2
    Minotaur I
    successDec 16, 20062006
  • COSMIC 1-6
    Minotaur I
    successApr 15, 20062006
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successMar 28, 20062006
  • ST-5 FWD
    Pegasus XL
    successMar 22, 20062006
  • STP-R1
    Minotaur I
    successSep 23, 20052005
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successApr 15, 20052005
  • XSS-11
    Minotaur I
    successApr 11, 20052005
  • Formosat-2
    Minotaur-C 3210
    successMay 20, 20042004
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successAug 13, 20032003
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successJun 26, 20032003
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successApr 28, 20032003
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successJan 25, 20032003
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successFeb 5, 20022002
  • OrbView-4
    Minotaur-C 2110
    failureSep 21, 20012001
  • Pegasus Hybrid Launch
    Pegasus Hybrid
    successOct 9, 20002000
  • Sindri
    Minotaur I
    successJul 19, 20002000
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successJun 7, 20002000
  • MTI
    Minotaur-C 1110
    successMar 12, 20002000
  • JAWSAT & FalconSat 1
    Minotaur I
    successJan 27, 20002000
  • Arirang-1 & ACRIMSat
    Minotaur-C 2110
    successDec 21, 19991999
  • Pegasus XL HAPS Launch
    Pegasus XL HAPS
    successDec 4, 19991999
  • Pegasus XL HAPS Launch
    Pegasus XL HAPS
    successMay 18, 19991999
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successMar 5, 19991999
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successDec 6, 19981998
  • Pegasus Hybrid Launch
    Pegasus Hybrid
    successOct 23, 19981998
  • NROL-8 (STEX)
    Minotaur C
    successOct 3, 19981998
  • Pegasus XL HAPS Launch
    Pegasus XL HAPS
    successSep 23, 19981998
  • Pegasus XL HAPS Launch
    Pegasus XL HAPS
    successAug 2, 19981998
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successApr 2, 19981998
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successFeb 26, 19981998
  • GFO
    Minotaur-C 2210
    successFeb 10, 19981998
  • Pegasus XL HAPS Launch
    Pegasus XL HAPS
    successDec 23, 19971997
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successOct 22, 19971997
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successAug 29, 19971997
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successAug 1, 19971997
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successApr 21, 19971997
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    failureNov 4, 19961996
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successAug 21, 19961996
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successJul 2, 19961996
  • Pegasus Hybrid Launch
    Pegasus Hybrid
    successMay 17, 19961996
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    successMar 9, 19961996
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    failureJun 22, 19951995
  • Pegasus Hybrid Launch
    Pegasus Hybrid
    successApr 3, 19951995
  • APEX
    Pegasus
    successAug 3, 19941994
  • Pegasus XL Launch
    Pegasus XL
    failureJun 27, 19941994
  • Pegasus HAPS Launch
    Pegasus HAPS
    successMay 19, 19941994
  • STEP 0 & DARPASAT
    Minotaur C
    successMar 13, 19941994
  • Pegasus Launch
    Pegasus
    successApr 25, 19931993
  • Pegasus Launch
    Pegasus
    successFeb 9, 19931993
  • Pegasus HAPS Launch
    Pegasus HAPS
    successJul 17, 19911991
  • Pegasus Launch
    Pegasus
    successApr 5, 19901990