Mission record
Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Resupply
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 22:01:05 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6113 ever
Go probability
80%
Mission
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.