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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsAntares 230+Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)
Launched
August 10, 2021
Summary
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka) launched on a Northrop Grumman Space Systems Antares 230+ from Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on August 10, 2021. It was Northrop Grumman Space Systems's 11th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,113th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Antares 230+ flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). S.S. Ellison Onizuka, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 343 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cygnus CRS NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 5th Antares 230+ flight · 2nd this yearNorthrop Grumman Space Systems's 11th launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,113th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cygnus CRS NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)
This is the sixteenth flight to the ISS by the Cygnus spacecraft under the CRS program and their fifth under the CRS-2 program. This is also the 12th use of the enhanced size Cygnus.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 126 days
- Docked August 12, 2021 at Unity nadir
The Cygnus spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
S.S. Ellison Onizuka · NORAD 49064 · 2021-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-072A
- Epoch
- 2021-08-10 23:39:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9937529 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0090135
- Inclination
- 51.6348°
- Ascending node
- 72.1481°
- Arg. of perigee
- 143.6339°
- Mean anomaly
- 3.1329°
- 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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- S.S. Ellison Onizuka · NORAD 49064
Antares A-15 Stage 2 · re-entered August 18, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
16th launch from Launch Area 0 A, 2nd this year · 71st from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
19 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
171 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka) launch?
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka) launched on August 10, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)?
Coverage: Watch the Launch of Northrop Grumman's Resupply Mission to the International Space Station. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)?
Antares 230+, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. Antares 230+ spec sheet
Where did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka) launch from?
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka) reach?
S.S. Ellison Onizuka, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 223 × 343 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka) part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services