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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsLaunch SuccessfulResupplyAntares 230+ · S.S. Ellison Onizuka
Launched 2021-08-10 22:01:05 UTCLaunch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
76th
orbital launch attempt in 2021
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
4th
launch this year
Launch Area 0 A
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
171 d 4 h
since the pad's previous launch
This is the 16th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 15th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut Ellison Onizuka who died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
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
·
Adjusting T-0
SwGustav
·
Weather 80%
Nosu
·
New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
Height
42.5m
Diameter
3.9m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
3,844kN
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