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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsLaunch SuccessfulResupplyAntares 230+ · S.S. Piers Sellers
Launched 2022-02-19 17:40:03 UTCLaunch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
16th
orbital launch attempt in 2022
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
1st
launch this year
Launch Area 0 A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
192 d 19 h
since the pad's previous launch
This is the 17th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 16th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut and climate scientist Piers Sellers. Sellers was a part of three Space Shuttle missions tasked with assembly of the International Space Station.
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
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Successful launch. Cygnus will arrive at the ISS on Monday morning.
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Liftoff
Jay
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Adjusting T-0
SwGustav
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Weather 75%
Cosmic_Penguin
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T-0 confirmed by NASA.
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Height
42.5m
Diameter
3.9m
To low Earth orbit
8,200kg
Liftoff thrust
3,844kN
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