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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsLaunch SuccessfulResupplyAntares 230+ · S.S. Kalpana Chawla
Launched 2020-10-03 01:16:14 UTCLaunch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
77th
orbital launch attempt in 2020
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
3rd
launch this year
Launch Area 0 A
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
230 d 4 h
since the pad's previous launch
This is the 15th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 14th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft carries the name of NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who was the first female astronaut of Indian descent.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2015 · CEO Kathy Warden
Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.
Launches
17
Successful
17
100%
Upcoming
1
scheduled
Height
42.5m
Diameter
3.9m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
3,844kN
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