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Cygnus NG-14

Antares 230+ launch from Wallops (United States) on October 3, 2020, carrying 9 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 3, 2020 · 01:16 UTCLaunch 2020-069Launch no. 5,996 in the log
SpaceportWallopspad Pad 0A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNGISUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 3, 2020, 01:16
Launch designation
2020-069
Mission
Cygnus NG-14
Flight name
S.S. Kalpana Chawla
Vehicle flight ID
2TRS2S1.13? (13)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
489 km
Payload mass to orbit
11.8 t
Payloads
9
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
S.S. Kalpana Chawla2020-069ANORAD 46530Northrop Grumman Innovation SystemsHuman spaceflight2,518 kgGrappled by another object · Oct 5, 2020
SPOC1998-067RRNORAD 46921University of GeorgiaOptical imaging4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 25, 2022
Bobcat 11998-067RSNORAD 46922Ohio UniversityTechnology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 9, 2022
NEUTRON-11998-067RTNORAD 46923University of Hawaii, ManoaSpace science4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 25, 2022
SATLLA-11998-067RUNORAD 46924Ariel UniversityTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 30, 2021
Lemur-2-Baxter-Oliver1998-067RVNORAD 46925Spire Global LuxembourgCommunications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Dec 20, 2021
Djara1998-067RWNORAD 46926Spire Global LuxembourgCommunications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jan 4, 2022
DESCENT Mother1998-067RXNORAD 46927York UniversityTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 19, 2022
DESCENT Daughter1998-067RXYork 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.