Orion EFT-1

USA


Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

EFT-1= Exploration Flight Test 1

Launch, orbit & landing data:

Designation 40329 / 14077A
Launch date - time 05 Dec 2014 - 12:05 UT
Launch site CC, SLC-37B
Launch vehicle  Delta-4H
Payload Orion CM & SM Simulator
Mass (kg) 
Mission Spaceship test
Earth orbit on :
   - Perigee / Apogee 185 x 888 km
   - Inclination 28.8°
   - Period  min
Landing date - time 05 Dec 2014 - 16:29 UT
Landing location Pacific Ocean, 450km West of Baja, California
Prime recovery ship 
Flight Duration 4 h 24 min
Nbr orbits 2
EFT-1 path
Orion EFT-1


Description:

Mission details:



Orion EFT-1

Orion's Service Module prior to encapsulation, December 2013

EFT-1 completed

Completed EFT-1 Orion, September 2014


Orion in fairing

OEFT-1 Orion in fairing and with LES, October 2014

Orion on Delta

EFT-1 Orion on its Delta IV Heavy4


Orion EFT-1 launch

Delta-4H start

Mission diagram

Mission diagram


Orion EFT-1 return Orion EFT-1 splasdown
Photos credit: NASA / Kim Shiflett

External links:


Ref.: #7(JR706), #98, #110, #228 - update: 24.02.2026 Home