T-Minus 10 Minutes

With about 10 minutes until launch, Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft is on schedule for 7:40 p.m. EDT liftoff this evening, Oct. 17, 2016, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

Weather remains green and no issues are being worked.

Antares rocket poised for launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0-A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Oct. 17, 2016. Credit: NASA TV — Antares rocket poised for launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0-A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Oct. 17, 2016. Credit: NASA TV

This "first-sight" map indicates potential to see Orbital ATK's Antares rocket in the minutes following its launch. Credit: Orbital ATK — This “first-sight” map indicates potential to see Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket in the minutes following its launch. Credit: Orbital ATK

This graphic depicts the maximum elevation the Antares rocket will appear above the horizon for skywatchers in the Mid-Atlantic. For example, a viewer in Pittsburg would not expect to see the rocket appear higher in the sky than five degrees above the horizon (about the width of three fingers held at arm's length). A viewer in . Credit: Orbital ATK — This graphic depicts the maximum elevation the Antares rocket will appear above the horizon for skywatchers in the Mid-Atlantic. For example, a viewer in Pittsburg would not expect to see the rocket appear higher in the sky than five degrees above the horizon (about the width of three fingers held at arm’s length). A viewer in . Credit: Orbital ATK

East Coast map with circles indicating approximate post-launch time for first potential sighting of Antares launch — Viewing map prepared by NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility