Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-15 (S.S. Katherine Johnson)

Antares 230+

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, February 20, 2021 · 17:36 UTC

Mission

/01

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 American mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.

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

15

Pad Launches

69

Location Launches

8

Agency Launches

14

Orbital This Year

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