Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
EFT-1
The mission was a four-hour, two-orbit uncrewed test of the Orion crew module featuring a high apogee on the second orbit and concluding with a high-energy reentry at around 20,000 miles per hour (32,000 km/h; 8,900 m/s). This mission design corresponds to the Apollo 4 mission of 1967, which validated the Apollo flight control system and heat shield at re-entry conditions planned for the return from lunar missions.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 25,848.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2014
79th orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
90th mission
13th mission of 2014
89th successful mission
85th consecutive successful mission
Delta IV Heavy
8th mission
1st mission of 2014
7th successful mission
7th consecutive successful mission