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CYGNUS OA-6

DecayedHuman SpaceflightLEO

OA-6, previously known as Orbital-6, is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The mission launched on 23 March 2016 at 03:05:52 UTC.

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Launch

Launch date
March 23, 2016 at 03:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 401 →
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
389 km
Periapsis
387 km
Inclination
51.64°
Orbital period
92.32 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-019A
NORAD catalog №
41393
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
13.687 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 22, 2016

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 22, 2016
Time in service
91 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed