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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)

Antares 230+

Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)

Type: Resupply

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.

Trajectory

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Mission patch for Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)

Location

Launch Area 0 A

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

77 rockets have launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA.

Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

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.

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Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O'Neill
2 years ago

ISS here we come with more vital supplies for you folks.
Antares 230 + has a 5 out of 5 launches so here comes number 6 .

Robert Schreiber
Robert Schreiber
Reply to  Ken & Judy O'Neill
1 year ago

Do they have an anticipated trajectory for launch yet. Like in past could see up here in New England.

Ken & Judy
Ken & Judy
Reply to  Robert Schreiber
1 year ago

Hi Robert,
? maybe Space Monkey can answer this question for us.?

Tim
Tim
Reply to  Robert Schreiber
1 year ago

This is a very regular question asked of most all launches. I wish the trajectory for all launches were available

Rocket Monkey
Rocket Monkey
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Reply to  Tim
1 year ago

They are usually provided, but there is an issue with the software that they are working on getting fixed.

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O' Neill
Reply to  Ken & Judy O'Neill
1 year ago

P.S .
In the memory of climate scientist and astronaut Piers Sellers who did some great pioneering work on climate change . RIP.

Ken & Judy O
Ken & Judy O'Neill
1 year ago

Nice launch NGIS, long live the memory of astronaut Sellers.

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B.K. Tse
1 year ago

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