Cygnus NG-21, Francis R. Scobee

USA / Orbital Science

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Launch data:

Designation 47xx / 230x
Launch date 04 August 2024 - 15:02:23 UTC
Launch site MARS, LA-0A (MARS= Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport).
Launch vehicle  Falcon 9 Block 5 (B1080-10)
Mission ISS cargo
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 170 x 320? km
Inclination 51.7 deg
Period  min
Berthing date - time 
Target spacecraft/port ISS/Unity nadir port
Docking orbit:
   - Perigee / Apogee  km
   - Inclination °
   - Period  min
Unberthed date - time 28 March 2025
Canadarm-2 unberthed the Cygnus?
Deorbit burn date - time 30 March 2025
Destroyed date - time  UTC
Flight Duration (dd:hh:min)  days
Nbr orbits 

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC)
Platform 
Operator NASA
Mass at launch   kg
Cargo Mass 3857 kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 2 deployable solar arrays
Solar array 
Stabilization  
Propulsion IHI BT-4
DC power  


Northrop 21st Cygnus cargo, after its capture on Aug. 6, 2024.



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NG-21 launch

Cygnus NG-21 launch. Credit: #411

NG-21

Burn up cancel Houston. Credit: #411


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