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Orion 4
| Mission insignia |
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| Mission statistics |
| Mission name: |
Orion 4 |
| Launch pad: |
Launch Pad 39B |
| Launch: |
June, 2014 |
| Landing: |
TBC |
| Duration: |
~14 days |
| Orbit altitude: |
122 nautical miles (225 km) |
| Orbit inclination: |
51.6 degrees |
| Distance traveled: |
TBD |
| Navigation |
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Orion 4 is the second planned unmanned launch of the new Orion spacecraft and will conduct a rendezvous exercise with the International Space Station in anticipation of the first manned Orion/ISS mission. The mission will also allow NASA to further evaluate the Orion navigation, propulsion, and thermal protection systems.
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