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CYGNUS NG-16

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Cygnus is an expendable American uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed for International Space Station (ISS) resupply missions. It was originally built by Orbital Sciences Corporation with financial support from NASA under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. The spacecraft consists of a pressurized cargo module—based largely on the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and built by Thales Alenia Space—paired with a service module derived from Orbital's GEOStar, a satellite bus. Following a successful demonstration flight in 2013, Orbital was awarded a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract.

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Launch

Launch date
August 10, 2021 at 10:01 PM UTC
Launch site
Wallops Island, USA
Launched by
Antares 230+ →
Operator
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Mission
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
465 km
Periapsis
456 km
Inclination
51.6°
Orbital period
93.8 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2021-072A
NORAD catalog №
49064
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 15, 2021

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 15, 2021
Time in service
127 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed