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Antares

family of launch vehicles produced by Northrop Grumman from the United States
Class type of: expendable launch vehicle, medium-lift launch vehicle Q128683

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
rocket family
Official website
www.orbitalatk.com, www.northropgrumman.com[8][9]
Subclass of
expendable launch vehicle, medium-lift launch vehicle[4][5]
Country of origin
United States[6]
Different from
Antarès[11]
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Orbital ATK, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Northrop Grumman Space Systems[3]
Named after
Antares[2]
Powered by
NK-33, RD-191[7]
Replaced by
Firefly Eclipse[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Antares en Taurus 2 en Taurus II ar أنتاريز (صاروخ) de Taurus 2 de Taurus II es Antares (cohete) fa آنتارس (موشک) fr Taurus II he אנטרס id Antares (roket) it Taurus II ja アンタレス ja トーラス2 ja トーラスII ja トーラスIIロケット ko 안타레스 로켓 pl Antares (rakieta) pt Antares (foguete) ru Taurus II
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Antares 110 rocket for A-ONE mission.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
58b590eb-67c2-406e-a0ac-54bace27dacf
Freebase ID
/m/03qcfn2
Topic's main category
Category:Antares (rocket family)
Vikidia article ID
fr:Antares_(fusée)

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🔗 Connections
← Space launch vehicle 55
Cygnus CRS Orb-3, Cygnus 1, Cygnus CRS OA-5, Cygnus CRS Orb-1, Cygnus CRS Orb-2, Cygnus CRS OA-8E, Cygnus NG-13, Cygnus CRS OA-9E +47 more
Manufacturer 3
Orbital Sciences Corporation, Orbital ATK, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems
Powered by 2
NK-33, RD-191
Country of origin 1
United States
Different from 1
Antarès
Named after 1
Antares
Replaced by 1
Firefly Eclipse
Subclass of 1
expendable launch vehicle
← Different from 1
Antarès
← FactGrid item ID 1
Pouilly-sur-Serre
← Product or material produced 1
Orbital Sciences Corporation
← Replaces 1
Firefly Eclipse
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Summary

Antares is a rocket family[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Huntster · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase ID → /m/03qcfn2
    Freebase id → —
    Named after → —
    Official website → http://www.orbitalatk.com/products-services/antares, https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/antares-rocket/
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: medium-lift launch vehicle"
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