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Cygnus NG-12

Cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus NG-12 was launched on November 2, 2019 aboard a Antares 230+ from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Nov 4, 2019).

COSPAR 2019-071ANORAD 44701United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
S.S. Alan Bean
Common name
Cygnus NG-12
Payload designation
Cygnus NG-12
Other names
Cygnus PCM-12
International designator
2019-071A
NORAD catalog number
44701
GCAT identifier
S44701
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/928

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Commercial
Program
Cygnus
Country
United States
Builder
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Group (SSG)
Platform (bus)
EPCM

Launch

Date
November 2, 2019 · 13:59 UTC
Launch record
2019-071Success
Spaceport
Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
380 km
Apogee
416 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Grappled by another object
Status date
November 4, 2019
Last known active
Mar 17, 2020
End of operations
Mar 17, 2020

Size

Mass
2,456 kg
Dry mass
2,456 kg
Total mass with attached objects
8,011 kg
Length
6.4 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 Q65086039 (CC0).