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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsAntares 230+Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean)
Launched
November 2, 2019
Summary
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean) launched on a Northrop Grumman Space Systems Antares 230+ from Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on November 2, 2019. It was Northrop Grumman Space Systems's 4th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,896th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Antares 230+ flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). S.S. Alan Bean, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 280 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cygnus CRS NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean). 15 objects from this launch are catalogued, 14 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Antares 230+ · Northrop Grumman Space SystemsCommercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Antares 230+ flightNorthrop Grumman Space Systems's 4th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,896th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cygnus CRS NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean)
This is the twelfth flight to the ISS by the Cygnus spacecraft under the CRS program and their first under the CRS2 program. This is also the 8th use of the enhanced size Cygnus.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 136 days
- Docked November 4, 2019 at Unity nadir
The Cygnus spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
S.S. Alan Bean · NORAD 44701 · 2019-071 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 15 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-071A
- Epoch
- 2019-11-02 15:36:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05765423 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0021236
- Inclination
- 51.6242°
- Ascending node
- 34.9979°
- Arg. of perigee
- 138.6426°
- Mean anomaly
- 3.8841°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
15 catalogued: 14 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- S.S. Alan Bean · NORAD 44701
- STPSat-4 · NORAD 45043
- Orbital Factory 2 · NORAD 45113 · re-entered March 20, 2023
- Aerocube 14A · NORAD 45114 · re-entered February 4, 2023
- SwampSat-2 · NORAD 45115 · re-entered October 19, 2021
- Aerocube 14B · NORAD 45116 · re-entered February 8, 2023
- Aerocube 15B · NORAD 45117 · re-entered February 10, 2023
- Aerocube 15A · NORAD 45118 · re-entered February 7, 2023
- HuskySat-OSCAR 107 · NORAD 45119 · re-entered April 12, 2023
- HARP · NORAD 45256 · re-entered April 4, 2022
- Phoenix · NORAD 45258 · re-entered June 12, 2022
- RadSat-U · NORAD 45262 · re-entered April 30, 2022
Show 2 more payloads
- SOCRATES · re-entered May 6, 2022
- Argus-02 · re-entered February 7, 2022
Antares A-11 Stage 2 · re-entered November 7, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the 13th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 12th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Pad
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
12th launch from Launch Area 0 A, 2nd this year · 65th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
19 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
198 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean) launch?
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean) launched on November 2, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean)?
Coverage: Launch of Northrop Grumman CRS-12 Mission: Cygnus Delivers Cargo to International Space Station. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean)?
Antares 230+, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. Antares 230+ spec sheet
Where did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean) launch from?
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean) reach?
S.S. Alan Bean, one of 15 catalogued objects, reached a 252 × 280 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean) launch?
14 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean) part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services