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Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)

Antares 230

Orbital ATK

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)

Type: Resupply

This is the seventh flight of the Orbital ATK’s unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its sixth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Alan Poindexter who was the commander of STS-131.

Trajectory

The trajectory is unavailable. Check back for updates.

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

Orbital ATK – OA

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: OA
  • Administration: President: David W. Thompson
  • Founded: 2015
  • Launchers: Antares | Minotaur | Pegasus
  • Country: USA

Orbital ATK Inc. was an American aerospace manufacturer and defense industry company. It was formed in 2015 from the merger of Orbital Sciences Corporation and parts of Alliant Techsystems. Orbital ATK was purchased by Northrop Grumman in 2018.

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