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CYGNUS NG-24

NORAD 68689· COSPAR 2026-079A· ISS / Science· LEO
Launch
Launched on Apr 11, 2026 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-09 04:13 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Apr 11, 2026
Mass
Apogee
431 km
Perigee
424 km
Inclination
51.63°
Period
1.55 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for CYGNUS NG-24 across 103 days of archived orbital elements (105 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.2 km
Rate
+0.01 km/day
Now
424 × 431 km
426432420May 28Sep 9
Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

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