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Cygnus CRS Orb-2

Third cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus CRS Orb-2 was launched on July 13, 2014 aboard a Antares 120 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Jul 16, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-039ANORAD 40084United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
SS Janice Voss
Common name
Cygnus CRS Orb-2
Payload designation
Cygnus ORB-2
Other names
Cygnus PCM-2
International designator
2014-039A
NORAD catalog number
40084
GCAT identifier
S40084
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/745

Mission

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

Launch

Date
July 13, 2014 · 16:52 UTC
Launch record
2014-039Success
Rocket
Antares 120
Spaceport
Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
386 km
Apogee
412 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Grappled by another object
Status date
July 16, 2014
Last known active
Aug 17, 2014
End of operations
Aug 17, 2014

Size

Mass
3,535 kg
Dry mass
1,800 kg
Total mass with attached objects
5,035 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 Q5199206 (CC0).