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Cygnus Orb-1
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<p>Orbital-1, also known as Orb-1, was the second flight of the <a href="/facts/Orbital_Sciences_Corporation/WNB0SKlF">Orbital Sciences</a> <a href="/facts/Cygnus_(spacecraft)/8jFp6gs7">Cygnus</a> <a href="/facts/Cargo_spacecraft/L8jVmKxl">cargo spacecraft</a>, its second flight to the <a href="/facts/International_Space_Station/VNPUBz9m">International Space Station</a> (ISS) and the third launch of the company's <a href="/facts/Antares_(rocket)/bjaHqCmA">Antares</a> <a href="/facts/Launch_vehicle/g1GCGFJB">launch vehicle</a>. The mission launched on 9 January 2014 at 18:07:05 <a href="/facts/Coordinated_Universal_Time/2EnjfSyu">UTC</a>. </p>