LaunchesCygnus CRS-2 NG-15 (S.S. Katherine Johnson)
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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-15 (S.S. Katherine Johnson)
Antares 230+ · Resupply
Feb 20, 2021 · 17:36 UTCLaunch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility
Mission
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.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- NGSS
- Rocket
- Antares 230+
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Launch Area 0 A
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2