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Cygnus NG-23

Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on September 14, 2025, carrying 12 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 14, 2025 · 22:11 UTCLaunch 2025-208Launch no. 7,066 in the log
RocketFalcon 9variant FT5
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySpaceXUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 14, 2025, 22:11
Launch designation
2025-208
Mission
Cygnus NG-23
Vehicle flight ID
535/B1094.4 F534

Orbit and payload

Payload mass to orbit
12.0 t
Payloads
12
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
S.S. William C. McCool2025-208ANORAD 65616Northrop Grumman Innovation SystemsHuman spaceflight3,290 kgGrappled by another object · Sep 18, 2025
YOTSUBA-KULOVER1998-067XPNORAD 65941Kyushu Instiute of TechnologyTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 17, 2026
IWATU1998-067XQNORAD 65942e-kagaku Assocation of Global Science and EducationTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 4, 2026
BOTAN1998-067XRNORAD 65943Chiba Institute of TechnologyTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 19, 2026
DUPLEX1998-067XTNORAD 66906Champaign-Urbana Aerospace LLCTechnology10 kgIn orbit
RHOK-SAT1998-067XUNORAD 66907Rhodes CollegeTechnology2 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 8, 2026
CU Alpha1998-067XVNORAD 66908Cornell UniversityTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 8, 2026
SilverSat1998-067XWNORAD 66909SilverSatTechnology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 23, 2026
ContentCube1998-067XXNORAD 66910Virginia Tech (VA Tech)Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 17, 2026
EagleSat-21998-067XYNORAD 66911Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)Technology5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Apr 11, 2026
Foras Promineo1998-067XZNORAD 66912Perkins High SchoolTechnology5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 1, 2026
CU Alpha LightSail1998-067Cornell 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.