Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)

Antares 230+

SUCCESS
Success

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 · 22:01 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Resupply

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

80%

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Antares 230+

Variant: 230+

Launch Pad

Launch Area 0 A

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

37.834° N, 75.488° W

16

Pad Launches

71

Location Launches

11

Agency Launches

76

Orbital This Year

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