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Orion 6
Mission insignia |
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Mission statistics |
Mission name: |
Orion 6 |
Booster: |
Ares I |
Launch pad: |
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center |
Launch: |
December 2014 |
Landing: |
March 2015 |
Duration: |
~90 days |
Orbit altitude: |
122 nautical miles (225 km) |
Orbit inclination: |
51.6 degrees |
Distance traveled: |
TBD |
Navigation |
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Orion 6 is the scheduled to be the first flight of a cargo version of the Orion spacecraft, as part of NASA's Project Constellation. The spacecraft will launch in December 2014, delivering supplies to the International Space Station, where it will remain docked for about 90 days before it is deorbited