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Orion 7
Mission insignia |
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Mission statistics |
Mission name: |
Orion 7 |
Booster: |
Ares I |
Launch pad: |
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center |
Launch: |
March 2015 |
Landing: |
September 2015 |
Duration: |
~180 days |
Orbit altitude: |
122 nautical miles (225 km) |
Orbit inclination: |
51.6 degrees |
Distance traveled: |
TBD |
Navigation |
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Orion 7 is the second scheduled manned mission in NASA's Project Constellation. It will be launched in March 2015, and will carry an expedition crew to the International Space Station. It will remain at the station for the duration of the expedition, and return with the same crew after about six months in space.