Mission record
Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)
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
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 17:40:03 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6198 ever
Go probability
75%
Mission
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.