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Cygnus NG-17

Antares 230+ launch from Wallops (United States) on February 19, 2022, carrying 4 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 19, 2022 · 17:40 UTCLaunch 2022-015Launch no. 6,195 in the log
SpaceportWallopspad Pad 0A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNGISUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 19, 2022, 17:40
Launch designation
2022-015
Mission
Cygnus NG-17
Flight name
S.S. Piers Sellers
Vehicle flight ID
2TRS2S1.16? (16)

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
425 km
Payload mass to orbit
12.0 t
Payloads
4
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
S.S. Piers Sellers2022-015ANORAD 51712Northrop Grumman Innovation SystemsHuman spaceflight2,326 kgGrappled by another object · Feb 21, 2022
IHI-SAT1998-067TJNORAD 52147IHI CorporationCommunications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 18, 2022
KITSUNE1998-067TKNORAD 52148Kyushu Instiute of TechnologyTechnology10 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 14, 2023
NACHOS-12022-015DNORAD 52917Los Alamos National LaboratoryEarth science6 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 3, 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.