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Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)

Launched

March 23, 2016

Launch Successful
Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) Patch

Summary

Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 23, 2016. It was United Launch Alliance's 107th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,548th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Atlas V 401 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). SS Rick Husband, one of 31 catalogued objects, reached a 239 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Cygnus CRS OA-6. 31 objects from this launch are catalogued, 30 of them payloads.

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Vehicle
Atlas V 401 · United Launch AllianceCommercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
32nd Atlas V 401 flight · 2nd this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 107th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,548th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year

Spacecraft

Cygnus CRS OA-6

Cygnus CRS OA-6, also known as Orbital ATK CRS-6, is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The Cygnus spacecraft for this mission is named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of astronaut Rick Husband.

  • Destination: International Space Station
  • Mission length: 91 days
  • Docked March 26, 2016 at Unity nadir

The Cygnus spacecraft burned up as planned upon entering Earth's atmosphere.

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

51.6°Inclination
239 × 244 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
89.2 minPeriodfrom mean elements
128.0°Ascending node
3859 d agoElement epoch2016-03-23 03:32 UTC · stale

SS Rick Husband · NORAD 41393 · 2016-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 31 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2016-019A
Epoch
2016-03-23 03:32:16 UTC
Mean motion
16.14519165 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.000409
Inclination
51.6465°
Ascending node
127.9645°
Arg. of perigee
288.6101°
Mean anomaly
178.9432°
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

31 catalogued: 30 payloads, 1 component

  • SS Rick Husband · NORAD 41393
  • Diwata-1 · NORAD 41463 · re-entered April 5, 2020
  • Flock 2e'-1 · NORAD 41479
  • Flock 2e'-3 · NORAD 41480
  • Flock 2e'-2 · NORAD 41481
  • Flock 2e'-4 · NORAD 41482
  • Lemur-2-Theresacondor · NORAD 41485
  • Lemur-2-Nick-Allain · NORAD 41488
  • Lemur-2-Kane · NORAD 41489
  • Lemur-2-Jeff · NORAD 41490
  • Flock 2e'-5 · NORAD 41567 · re-entered June 27, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-6 · NORAD 41568 · re-entered April 5, 2018
Show 18 more payloads
  • Flock 2e'-8 · NORAD 41569 · re-entered April 5, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-7 · NORAD 41570 · re-entered October 3, 2017
  • Flock 2e'-9 · NORAD 41575 · re-entered March 12, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-10 · NORAD 41576 · re-entered February 17, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-11 · NORAD 41577 · re-entered March 11, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-12 · NORAD 41578 · re-entered February 28, 2018
  • Lemur-2-DrMuzz · NORAD 41595 · re-entered June 25, 2017
  • Lemur-2-Bridgeman · NORAD 41596 · re-entered March 8, 2017
  • Lemur-2-Cubecheese · NORAD 41597 · re-entered March 6, 2017
  • Lemur-2-Nate · NORAD 41598 · re-entered February 27, 2017
  • Flock 2e'-13 · NORAD 41761 · re-entered June 3, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-14 · NORAD 41762 · re-entered October 25, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-16 · NORAD 41763 · re-entered June 1, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-15 · NORAD 41764 · re-entered November 10, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-18 · NORAD 41769 · re-entered November 7, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-17 · NORAD 41776 · re-entered June 26, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-19 · NORAD 41777 · re-entered May 12, 2018
  • Flock 2e'-20 · NORAD 41782 · re-entered September 22, 2018

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

This is the sixth flight of Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Rick Husband who was the commander of STS-107.

Pad

Map of Space Launch Complex 41

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

78th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 739th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

46 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) launch?

Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) launched on March 23, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)?

Coverage: Orbital ATK CRS-6 Lifts off. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)?

Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet

Where did Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) launch from?

Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.

What orbit did Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) reach?

SS Rick Husband, one of 31 catalogued objects, reached a 239 × 244 km orbit inclined 51.6°.

How many satellites did Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) launch?

30 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).

Which program is Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) part of?

Commercial Resupply Services and International Space Station. About Commercial Resupply Services