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Northrop Grumman Space SystemsAntares 230+Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride)
Launched
November 7, 2022
Summary
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride) launched on a Northrop Grumman Space Systems Antares 230+ from Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on November 7, 2022. It was Northrop Grumman Space Systems's 13th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,336th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Antares 230+ flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). S.S. Sally Ride, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 341 km orbit inclined 51.7°. The spacecraft was Cygnus CRS NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 5 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
- 7th Antares 230+ flight · 2nd this yearNorthrop Grumman Space Systems's 13th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,336th orbital launch attempt154th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cygnus CRS NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride)
This is the eighteenth flight to the ISS by the Cygnus spacecraft under the CRS program and their seventh under the CRS-2 program. This is also the 14th use of the enhanced size Cygnus.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 165 days
- Docked November 9, 2022 at Unity nadir
The Cygnus spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
S.S. Sally Ride · NORAD 54232 · 2022-149 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-149A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-07 13:38:29 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.97648743 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0079827
- Inclination
- 51.6712°
- Ascending node
- 346.7041°
- Arg. of perigee
- 147.3801°
- Mean anomaly
- 351.8304°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
6 catalogued: 5 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- S.S. Sally Ride · NORAD 54232
- SpaceTuna1 · NORAD 54534 · re-entered May 16, 2023
- PEARLAFRICASAT-1 · NORAD 54535 · re-entered April 25, 2023
- TAKA · NORAD 54536 · re-entered May 14, 2023
- ZIMSAT-1 · NORAD 54537 · re-entered May 16, 2023
Antares A-17 Stage 2 · re-entered November 9, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the 18th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 17th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Pad
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
18th launch from Launch Area 0 A, 2nd this year · 73rd from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
19 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
260 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Successful launch of the Cygnus NG-18 resupply cargo spacecraft towards the International Space Station
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/7/2022 · source
Extended hold at L-11 minutes
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/7/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 11/7/2022 · source
Adding launch window, weather 70% as of this morning
Jay · 11/7/2022 · source
Adjusting T-0 for next attempt
Nosu · 11/6/2022 · source
Scrub. Setting TBC for a 24 hours recycle
Nosu · 11/6/2022 · source
Five minute delay
Nosu · 11/6/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 11/6/2022 · source
Updating the spacecraft's name
SwGustav · 10/3/2022 · source
Questions
When did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride) launch?
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride) launched on November 7, 2022. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride)?
Coverage: Launch of SS Sally Ride Space Station Supply Mission CRS-18 (Official NASA Broadcast); Launch of SS Sally Ride Space Station Supply Mission NG-18 (Official NASA Broadcast). Watch the replay
What rocket launched Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride)?
Antares 230+, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. Antares 230+ spec sheet
Where did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride) launch from?
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride) reach?
S.S. Sally Ride, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 235 × 341 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
How many satellites did Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride) launch?
5 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Cygnus CRS-2 NG-18 (S.S. Sally Ride) part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services