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Cygnus OA-4

Atlas V 401 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on December 6, 2015, carrying 22 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 6, 2015 · 21:44 UTCLaunch 2015-072Launch no. 5,515 in the log
RocketAtlas V 401variant C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 6, 2015, 21:44
Launch designation
2015-072
Mission
Cygnus OA-4
Flight name
S.S. Deke Slayton II
Vehicle flight ID
AV-061

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
234 km
Initial apogee
237 km
Inclination
51.7°
Payload mass to orbit
11.3 t
Payloads
22
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SS Deke Slayton II2015-072ANORAD 41101Orbital ATK Space Systems Group (SSG)Human spaceflight5,992 kgGrappled by another object · Dec 9, 2015
AggieSat-41998-067HPNORAD 41313Texas A&M UniversityTechnology51 kgTransferred to another vehicle · Jan 28, 2016
Bevo-21998-067HQNORAD 41314University of Texas - AustinTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 13, 2017
MinXSS1998-067HUNORAD 41474University of Colorado-Lab for Atmospheric and Space PhysicsAstronomy5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 6, 2017
CADRE1998-067HVNORAD 41475University of MichiganSpace science5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 3, 2017
STMSat 11998-067HWNORAD 41476St. Thomas More Cathedral SchoolTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 21, 2017
Nodes 11998-067HXNORAD 41477NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett FieldTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 19, 2017
Nodes 21998-067HYNORAD 41478NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett FieldTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 23, 2017
Flock 2e-11998-067JDNORAD 41483Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 16, 2018
Flock 2e-21998-067JENORAD 41484Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 23, 2018
Flock 2e-31998-067JGNORAD 41486Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 5, 2018
Flock 2e-41998-067JHNORAD 41487Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 11, 2018
Flock 2e-61998-067JMNORAD 41563Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgTransferred to another vehicle · May 10, 2016
Flock 2e-51998-067JNNORAD 41564Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgTransferred to another vehicle · May 10, 2016
Flock 2e-71998-067JPNORAD 41565Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgTransferred to another vehicle · May 10, 2016
Flock 2e-81998-067JQNORAD 41566Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgTransferred to another vehicle · May 10, 2016
Flock 2e-91998-067JVNORAD 41571Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgTransferred to another vehicle · May 10, 2016
Flock 2e-101998-067JWNORAD 41572Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgTransferred to another vehicle · May 10, 2016
Flock 2e-121998-067JXNORAD 41573Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgTransferred to another vehicle · May 10, 2016
Flock 2e-111998-067JYNORAD 41574Planet Labs, IncOptical imaging5 kgTransferred to another vehicle · May 10, 2016
SIMPL1998-067NFNORAD 42983NovaWurksTechnology50 kgTransferred to another vehicle · Dec 10, 2015
SNAPS2015-072Stanford University———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.