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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsAntares 230+Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla)
Launched
October 3, 2020
Summary
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla) launched on a Northrop Grumman Space Systems Antares 230+ from Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on October 3, 2020. It was Northrop Grumman Space Systems's 7th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,999th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Antares 230+ flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). S.S. Kalpana Chawla, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 278 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Cygnus CRS NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla). 9 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 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
- 3rd Antares 230+ flight · 2nd this yearNorthrop Grumman Space Systems's 7th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,999th orbital launch attempt77th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cygnus CRS NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla)
This is the fourteenth flight to the ISS by the Cygnus spacecraft under the CRS program and their third under the CRS2 program. This is also the 10th use of the enhanced size Cygnus.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 115 days
- Docked October 5, 2020 at Unity nadir
The Cygnus spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
S.S. Kalpana Chawla · NORAD 46530 · 2020-069 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 9 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-069A
- Epoch
- 2020-10-03 04:16:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.21851341 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0084849
- Inclination
- 51.6711°
- Ascending node
- 174.3444°
- Arg. of perigee
- 68.4504°
- Mean anomaly
- 55.596°
- 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
9 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- S.S. Kalpana Chawla · NORAD 46530
- SPOC · NORAD 46921 · re-entered June 25, 2022
- Bobcat 1 · NORAD 46922 · re-entered April 9, 2022
- NEUTRON-1 · NORAD 46923 · re-entered June 25, 2022
- SATLLA-1 · NORAD 46924 · re-entered December 30, 2021
- Lemur-2-Baxter-Oliver · NORAD 46925 · re-entered December 20, 2021
- Djara · NORAD 46926 · re-entered January 4, 2022
- DESCENT Mother · NORAD 46927 · re-entered June 19, 2022
Antares A-13 Stage 2 · re-entered October 7, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the 15th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 14th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft carries the name of NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who was the first female astronaut of Indian descent.
Pad
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
14th launch from Launch Area 0 A, 2nd this year · 68th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
19 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
230 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla) launch?
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla) launched on October 3, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla)?
Coverage: Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops; Northrop Grumman Cargo Launch to the Space Station from NASA Wallops (Launch Attempt Oct. 1, 2020). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla)?
Antares 230+, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. Antares 230+ spec sheet
Where did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla) launch from?
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla) reach?
S.S. Kalpana Chawla, one of 9 catalogued objects, reached a 166 × 278 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla) launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Cygnus CRS-2 NG-14 (S.S. Kalpana Chawla) part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services