EFT-1
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EFT-1 is NASA's first uncrewed test flight of the Orion spacecraft, conducted in 2014 to evaluate its critical systems during high Earth orbit and reentry.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orion test flight
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spaceflight mission ⓘ uncrewed test flight ⓘ |
| agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogee |
about 3,600 miles
ⓘ
about 5,800 kilometers ⓘ |
| crew | uncrewed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Artemis I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Exploration Flight Test 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heatShieldMaterial | AVCOAT ablative material ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 2014-12-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
NERFINISHED
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta IV Heavy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicleOperator | United Launch Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | approximately 4.5 hours ⓘ |
| missionType | test flight ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 2 ⓘ |
| perigee | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededBy | no prior Orion orbital test flight ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
test Orion avionics
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test Orion guidance and control systems ⓘ test Orion heat shield ⓘ test Orion parachute system ⓘ test Orion recovery operations ⓘ test Orion separation events ⓘ |
| program | Orion program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryEnvironment | high-energy Earth reentry ⓘ |
| reentryProfile | lunar-return-like reentry velocity simulation ⓘ |
| reentrySpeed |
about 20,000 miles per hour
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about 8.9 kilometers per second ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Artemis program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | mission objectives largely achieved ⓘ |
| significance |
first flight of Orion on a Delta IV Heavy
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first orbital flight test of Orion spacecraft ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splashdownLocation | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splashdownRecovery | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| testedSystem |
Orion avionics
NERFINISHED
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Orion crew module structure ⓘ Orion flight software NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion guidance, navigation, and control NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion heat shield NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion parachutes ⓘ Orion separation mechanisms ⓘ |
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