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Cygnus OA-5

Antares 230 launch from Wallops (United States) on October 17, 2016, carrying 5 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 17, 2016 · 23:45 UTCLaunch 2016-062Launch no. 5,590 in the log
RocketAntares 230
SpaceportWallopspad Pad 0A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyOSC-FairfaxUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 17, 2016, 23:45
Launch designation
2016-062
Mission
Cygnus OA-5
Flight name
S.S. Alan Poindexter
Vehicle flight ID
2TRS2S1.7 (6)
Flight code
70105-301

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
538 km
Payload mass to orbit
8.5 t
Payloads
5
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SS Alan Poindexter2016-062ANORAD 41818Orbital ATK Space Systems Group (SSG)Human spaceflight1,800 kgGrappled by another object · Oct 23, 2016
Lemur-2-Xiaoqing2016-062CNORAD 41871SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 10, 2023
Lemur-2-Sokolsky2016-062DNORAD 41872SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 8, 2023
Lemur-2-Anubhavthakur2016-062ENORAD 41873SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 18, 2024
Lemur-2-Wingo2016-062FNORAD 41874SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 25, 2023

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