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Cygnus OA-7

Atlas V 401 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on April 18, 2017, carrying 39 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 18, 2017 · 15:11 UTCLaunch 2017-019Launch no. 5,632 in the log
RocketAtlas V 401variant C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 18, 2017, 15:11
Launch designation
2017-019
Mission
Cygnus OA-7
Flight name
S.S. John Glenn
Vehicle flight ID
AV-070

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
228 km
Initial apogee
230 km
Inclination
51.6°
Payload mass to orbit
7.7 t
Payloads
39
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SS John Glenn2017-019ANORAD 42681Orbital ATK Space Systems Group (SSG)Human spaceflight1,730 kgGrappled by another object · Apr 22, 2017
HAVELSAT1998-067LHNORAD 42700HAVELSANSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 28, 2019
SOMP 21998-067LJNORAD 42701Dresden University of TechnologySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 19, 2019
Columbia Sat1998-067LKNORAD 42702University of TuraboSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 7, 2018
SGSat1998-067LLNORAD 42703Kentucky Space, Kentucky Science and Technology Corp.Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 6, 2018
CXBN-21998-067LMNORAD 42704Morehead State UniversityAstronomy3 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 1, 2019
IceCube1998-067LNNORAD 42705NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Oct 3, 2018
Phoenix1998-067LPNORAD 42706National Cheng Kung UniversitySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 8, 2019
X-Cubesat1998-067LQNORAD 42707Ecole PolytechniqueSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 4, 2019
qbee50-LTU-OC1998-067LRNORAD 42708Lulea Technical UniversitySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 26, 2019
Altair Pathfinder1998-067LSNORAD 42711Millenium Space Systems/El Segundo factoryTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 8, 2019
SHARC1998-067LTNORAD 42712US Air Force Research Laboratories/RV (Space Vehicles Directorate)Calibration8 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 3, 2019
ZA-AeroSat1998-067LUNORAD 42713CubeSpaceSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 2, 2019
LINK1998-067LVNORAD 42714Korea Advanced Institute for Space TechnologySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 23, 2018
CSUNSat 11998-067LWNORAD 42715California State University, NorthridgeTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 5, 2019
UPSat1998-067LXNORAD 42716University of PatrasSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 12, 2018
SpaceCube1998-067LYNORAD 42717Ecole Nationale Superieure des MinesSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 1, 2019
Duchifat-21998-067LZNORAD 42718Herzliya Science CenterSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 22, 2018
Challenger1998-067MANORAD 42721University of Colorado, BoulderSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 12, 2018
NJUST-11998-067MBNORAD 42722Nanjing University of Science and TechnologySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 20, 2019
UNSW-EC01998-067MCNORAD 42723University of New South Wales Center for Space Eng. ResearchSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 3, 2018
DUTHSat1998-067MDNORAD 42724Democritus University of ThraceSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 26, 2018
Zidingxiang-11998-067MENORAD 42725Harbin Institute of TechnologySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 28, 2019
nSIGHT 11998-067MFNORAD 42726SCS-SpaceSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 25, 2020
SNUSAT 1b1998-067MGNORAD 42727Seoul National UniversitySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 31, 2019
QBITO1998-067MHNORAD 42728Polytechnic U. of MadridSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 16, 2019
Aalto-21998-067MJNORAD 42729Aalto UniversitySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 6, 2019
SUSat1998-067MKNORAD 42730University of AdelaideSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 21, 2019
i-INSPIRE 21998-067MLNORAD 42731University of SydneySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 24, 2018
PolyITAN-2-SAU1998-067MMNORAD 42732Kyiv Polytechnic InstituteSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 5, 2019
SNUSAT 11998-067MNNORAD 42733Seoul National UniversitySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 14, 2019
Ex-Alta 11998-067MPNORAD 42734U. AlbertaSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 14, 2018
Aoxiang yi hao1998-067MQNORAD 42735Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for MicrosatellitesSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 26, 2019
BeEagleSat1998-067MRNORAD 42736Istanbul Technical UniversitySpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 27, 2019
Atlantis1998-067MSNORAD 42737University of MichiganSpace science2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 28, 2018
Lemur-2-JennyBarna2017-019BNORAD 42752SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 6, 2023
Lemur-2-Angela2017-019CNORAD 42753SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 28, 2022
Lemur-2-Spirovision2017-019DNORAD 42754SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 29, 2023
Lemur-2-RobMoore2017-019ENORAD 42755SpireCommunications4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 28, 2022

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