Northrop Grumman Space SystemsAntares 230Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young)
Launched
November 17, 2018
Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Summary
Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young) launched on a Northrop Grumman Space Systems Antares 230 from Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on November 17, 2018. It was Northrop Grumman Space Systems's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,800th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Antares 230 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). SS John Young, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 260 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cygnus NG-10. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 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
- 4th Antares 230 flight · 2nd this yearNorthrop Grumman Space Systems's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,800th orbital launch attempt94th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Cygnus NG-10
Cygnus NG-10, previously known as CRS OA-10E, is the eleventh flight of the Northrop Grumman unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its tenth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The mission launched on 17 November 2018 at 4:01 AM EST. This particular mission is part of an extension of the initial CRS contract that enables NASA to cover the ISS resupply needs until the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract enters in effect.
- Destination: International Space Station
- Mission length: 100 days
- Docked November 19, 2018 at Unity nadir
The Cygnus spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
SS John Young · NORAD 43704 · 2018-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-092A
- Epoch
- 2018-11-17 10:38:36 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.15503888 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031157
- Inclination
- 51.5882°
- Ascending node
- 335.3747°
- Arg. of perigee
- 141.9458°
- Mean anomaly
- 1.714°
- 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
5 catalogued: 4 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- SS John Young · NORAD 43704
- CHEFsat 2 · NORAD 44044 · re-entered July 14, 2022
- MySat-1 · NORAD 44045 · re-entered December 16, 2022
- KickSat-2 · NORAD 44046 · re-entered April 2, 2019
Antares A-9 Stage 2 · re-entered November 28, 2018
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
This is the eleventh planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its tenth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Pad
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
10th launch from Launch Area 0 A, 2nd this year · 63rd from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
19 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
180 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young) launch?
Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young) launched on November 17, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young)?
Coverage: NG-10: Antares 230 launches SS John Young Cygnus. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young)?
Antares 230, flown by Northrop Grumman Space Systems. Antares 230 spec sheet
Where did Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young) launch from?
Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit did Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young) reach?
SS John Young, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 218 × 260 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
How many satellites did Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young) part of?
Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services