Cygnus CRS-2 NG-15 (S.S. Katherine Johnson)
Antares 230+
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Mission
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-15 (S.S. Katherine Johnson)
Type: Resupply
This is the 15th planned flight of the Orbital ATK’s uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 14th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft carries the name of American mathematician Katherine Johnson, whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Area 0 A
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
75 rockets have launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA.
Rocket
Antares 230+ – Northrop Grumman Space Systems
- Family: Antares
- Length: 42.5 m
- Diameter: 3.9 m
- Launch Mass: 286 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 8200 kg
The Antares 230+ was manufactured by Northrop Grumman Space Systems with the first launch on 2019-11-02. Antares 230+ has 7 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 7 launches. Antares known during early development as Taurus II, is an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems after Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK) and the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s COTS and CRS programs. Able to launch payloads heavier than 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) into low-Earth orbit, Antares is the largest rocket operated by Orbital ATK. Antares launches from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and made its inaugural flight on April 21, 2013.
Agency
Northrop Grumman Space Systems – NGSS
- Type: Commercial
- Abbreviation: NGSS
- Administration: CEO: Kathy Warden
- Founded: 2015
- Launchers: Antares | Minotaur | Pegasus
- Spacecraft: Cygnus
- Country: USA
Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missions.
thank you – we are looking forward to it!
Where can we watch the Wallops Island launches from in person?
Try Calling the VISITOR Center 757-824-1344 Sat closes 4 pm Building J20 Route 175 Chincoteague Rd, Wallops Is VA 23337 For Missile launches you don’t need a ringside seat to enjoy the show. Often people just park nearby as close as security allows, or they are Directed to Parking Lots.… Read more »
That was a Good launch.