Cygnus 1

Cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus 1 was launched on September 18, 2013 aboard a Antares 110 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Sep 29, 2013).

COSPAR 2013-051ANORAD 39258United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: SS G. David Low
Common name: Cygnus 1
Payload designation: Cygnus PCM-0
Other names: Cygmus ORB-Demo
International designator: 2013-051A
NORAD catalog number: 39258
GCAT identifier: S39258

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Commercial
Program: Cygnus
Owner: OSC
Country: United States
Builder: Orbital Sciences Corp.

Launch

Date: September 18, 2013 · 14:58 UTC
Launch record: 2013-051Success
Rocket: Antares 110
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 387 km
Apogee: 415 km
Inclination: 51.63°
Status: Grappled by another object
Status date: September 29, 2013
Last known active: Oct 23, 2013
End of operations: Oct 23, 2013

Size

Mass: 2,627 kg
Dry mass: 1,927 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 4,127 kg
Length: 5.1 m
Diameter: 2.90 m
Span: 10.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5199202 (CC0).