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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)

successAntares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)

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.

Overview

Date / time
August 10, 2021 at 10:01 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Mission
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)
Mission type
Resupply
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Antares 230+ →
Launch provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems →

Payloads deployed · 1

CYGNUS NG-16
LEO