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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsAntares 230+Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)
Launched
February 19, 2022
Summary
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) launched on a Northrop Grumman Space Systems Antares 230+ from Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on February 19, 2022. It was Northrop Grumman Space Systems's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 6,198th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Antares 230+ flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). S.S. Piers Sellers, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 261 × 320 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cygnus CRS NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Antares 230+ flight · 1st this yearNorthrop Grumman Space Systems's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 6,198th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cygnus CRS NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)
This is the seventeenth flight to the ISS by the Cygnus spacecraft under the CRS program and their sixth under the CRS-2 program. This is also the 13th use of the enhanced size Cygnus.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 129 days
- Docked February 21, 2022 at Unity nadir
The Cygnus spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
S.S. Piers Sellers · NORAD 51712 · 2022-015 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-015A
- Epoch
- 2022-02-19 19:20:24 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96687166 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0044562
- Inclination
- 51.6447°
- Ascending node
- 198.1151°
- Arg. of perigee
- 147.8324°
- Mean anomaly
- 7.713°
- 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
7 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 components
- S.S. Piers Sellers · NORAD 51712
- IHI-SAT · NORAD 52147 · re-entered November 18, 2022
- KITSUNE · NORAD 52148 · re-entered March 14, 2023
- NACHOS-1 · NORAD 52917 · re-entered February 3, 2023
Antares A-16 Stage 2 · re-entered February 25, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the 17th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 16th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut and climate scientist Piers Sellers. Sellers was a part of three Space Shuttle missions tasked with assembly of the International Space Station.
Pad
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
17th launch from Launch Area 0 A, 1st this year · 72nd from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
19 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
192 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Questions
When did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) launch?
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) launched on February 19, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)?
Coverage: Antares NG-17; Watch S.S. Piers Sellers Cygnus Capsule Launch to the Space Station – Official NASA Broadcast. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)?
Antares 230+, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. Antares 230+ spec sheet
Where did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) launch from?
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) reach?
S.S. Piers Sellers, one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 261 × 320 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) part of?
Commercial Resupply Services. About Commercial Resupply Services