Orion 13

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Orion 13 & Altair 1

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Mission name

Orion 13 & Altair 1

Command Module

Orion 13

Lunar Module

Altair 1

Launch pad

Launch Pad 39B

Launch date

December, 2018

Orbital altitude

lunar fly-by

Distance traveled

TBD

Related missions

Previous mission	Next mission
Orion 12	Orion 14 (ISS) Orion 15 & Altair 2 (lunar)

Orion 13 is the name of a currently unmanned NASA mission, that will be the first Constellation lunar fly-by flight in conjunction with the Altair 1 lunar lander.^[1]^[2]

Orion 13 will be launched into a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) after the launch of Altair 1 and will perform the first Orion/Altair docking in LEO. After docking is completed, the Orion/Altair combination will then fire its Earth Departure Stage and make a lunar fly-by a few days later.

Orion 13 will be launched by an Ares I from Kennedy Space Center's LC-39B.

[edit] Notes

^ $700m gap threatens major delays to Ares test flights/development. NASAspaceflight.com (2008-01-18). Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
^ Manifest Comparison PMR07 vs. PMR08 Guidelines. NASA (2008-01-18). Retrieved on 2008-02-01.

v • d • e Project Constellation

Sub-orbital	Ares I-X · Ares I-Y

Earth orbital	Orion 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · Ares V-Y · Orion 12 · 14 · 16 · 18 · 20

Lunar	Altair 1 / Orion 13 · Altair 2 / Orion 15 · Altair 3 / Orion 17 · Altair 4 / Orion 19 · Altair 5 / Orion 21

Solar System	Orion Asteroid Mission · Orion Mars Mission

Components	Orion · Ares (I · IV · V) · Earth Departure Stage · Altair · J-2X · RS-68

Launch sites	Kennedy Space Center LC-39A/B

Abort	Orion abort modes · In-flight aborts and rescue options · Orion Abort Test Booster · Launch Abort System (LAS) · Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)

Other	Vision for Space Exploration · Exploration Systems Architecture Study · DIRECT

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