Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)

Antares 230+

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, February 19, 2022 · 17:40 UTC

Mission

/01

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.

Mission Type

Resupply

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

75%

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

17

Pad Launches

72

Location Launches

12

Agency Launches

16

Orbital This Year

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