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Cygnus NG-24

Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on April 11, 2026, carrying 9 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 11, 2026 · 11:41 UTCLaunch 2026-079Launch no. 7,262 in the log
RocketFalcon 9variant FT5
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencySpaceXUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 11, 2026, 11:41
Launch designation
2026-079
Mission
Cygnus NG-24
Vehicle flight ID
xxx/B1094.7 F627

Orbit and payload

Payload mass to orbit
12.0 t
Payloads
9
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
S.S. Steven R. Nagel2026-079ANORAD 68689Northrop Grumman Innovation SystemsHuman spaceflight2,474 kgGrappled by another object · Apr 13, 2026
Hokushin-11998-067YJNORAD 69648Tohoku UniversityTechnology4 kgIn orbit
HUCSat1998-067YKNORAD 69794Harvard UniversityCommunications2 kgIn orbit
Proves-Electra1998-067YLNORAD 69795University of California Santa CruzTechnology1 kgIn orbit
LeopardSat-11998-067YMNORAD 69796University of CincinattiCommunications1 kgIn orbit
Proves-Alcyone1998-067YNNORAD 69797Columbia UniversityTechnology1 kgIn orbit
Proves-Atlas1998-067YPNORAD 69798Northeastern UniversityTechnology1 kgIn orbit
Coconut1998-067YQNORAD 69799Arizona State UniversityCommunications1 kgIn orbit
Qubesat-21998-067University of California Berkeley———

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