Each of the main engines reaching a maximum thrust of 432,106 pounds (196,000 KGF) at full throttle. The first stage is powered by two NPO Energomash RD-181 engines burning Rocket Grade Kerosene and Oxygen. This will be the fifth flight of the 230+ version of Antares. The 139 foot tall Antares 230+ launch vehicle is a two stage system capable of lifting up to 17,636 pounds (8,000 kilograms) to low Earth orbit. On top of the Antares booster, the Cygnus spacecraft will carry more than 8,200 pounds of science and research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station (ISS). from Pad-0A of the Mid-Atlantic Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. The 16th resupply mission by Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is currently targeted to lift off on August 10 th at 5:56 p.m.
Northrop Grumman teams load cargo into the Cygnus spacecraft that will be sent up to the International Space Station.
