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Orion EFT-1

First uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft. Orion EFT-1 was launched on December 5, 2014 aboard a Delta 4H from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 5, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-077ANORAD 40329United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Orion EFT-1
Payload designation
Orion CM001
International designator
2014-077A
NORAD catalog number
40329
GCAT identifier
S40329
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/745

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
Artemis
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin, Operations/Checkout Bldg, Kennedy Space Center
Platform (bus)
Orion CM

Launch

Date
December 5, 2014 · 12:05 UTC
Launch record
2014-077Success
Rocket
Delta 4H
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
SO
Perigee
-32 km
Apogee
5,794 km
Inclination
28.76°
Status
Landed
Status date
December 5, 2014
Last known active
Dec 5, 2014
End of operations
Dec 5, 2014

Size

Mass
9,400 kg
Dry mass
9,400 kg
Length
3.5 m
Diameter
5.00 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q500185 (CC0).