ORION EFT-1 (40329)

COSPAR: 2014-077A | Alt Name: Orion EFT-1

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

December 5, 2014

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

SLC37B

Launch Vehicle

Delta 4H

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

40329

International Designator

2014-077A

Decay Date

12/5/2014

Basic Satellite Info

Name

ORION EFT-1

Alternative Name

Orion EFT-1

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

JSC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

ORION EFT-1 is an Orion crew module launched on December 5, 2014, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's SLC37B launch pad using a Delta 4H launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 3.5 meters in length and a diameter and span of 5 meters each. It had a dry mass of 9400 kilograms, which is also its launch mass. Manufactured by LMKSC for JSC, the mission was to test the Orion crewed spacecraft. Its power source consisted of batteries, and it operated for approximately 4.5 hours as part of a crewed spacecraft mission with no propulsion system onboard aside from what was provided by the Delta-4H upper stage. The shape of ORION EFT-1 is conical.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.5

Diameter

Span

Dry Mass

9400

Launch Mass

9400

Shape

Cone

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Orion CM 001

Purpose

Crewed spacecraft

Mission

Crewed spacecraft

Manufacturer

LMKSC

Life Expectancy

~ 4.5 hours

Bus

Orion CM

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

provided by Delta-4H upper stage

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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