Cygnus CRS OA-7

Eighth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus CRS OA-7 was launched on April 18, 2017 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Apr 22, 2017).

COSPAR 2017-019ANORAD 42681United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: SS John Glenn
Common name: Cygnus CRS OA-7
Payload designation: Cygnus OA-7
Other names: Cygnus PCM-7
International designator: 2017-019A
NORAD catalog number: 42681
GCAT identifier: S42681
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/803

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Commercial
Program: Cygnus
Owner: OATK SSG
Country: United States
Builder: Orbital ATK Space Systems Group (SSG)
Platform (bus): EPCM

Launch

Date: April 18, 2017 · 15:11 UTC
Launch record: 2017-019Success
Rocket: Atlas V 401
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 395 km
Apogee: 404 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Grappled by another object
Status date: April 22, 2017
Last known active: Jun 11, 2017
End of operations: Jun 11, 2017

Size

Mass: 1,730 kg
Dry mass: 1,730 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 7,221 kg
Length: 6.4 m
Diameter: 2.90 m
Span: 10.5 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20857894 (CC0).