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Cygnus NG-13

Cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus NG-13 was launched on February 15, 2020 aboard a Antares 230+ from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Feb 18, 2020).

COSPAR 2020-011ANORAD 45175United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
S.S. Robert Lawrence
Common name
Cygnus NG-13
Payload designation
Cygnus NG-13
Other names
Cygnus PCM-13
International designator
2020-011A
NORAD catalog number
45175
GCAT identifier
S45175
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/942

Mission

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

Launch

Date
February 15, 2020 · 20:21 UTC
Launch record
2020-011Success
Spaceport
Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
206 km
Apogee
272 km
Inclination
51.63°
Status
Grappled by another object
Status date
February 18, 2020
Last known active
May 29, 2020
End of operations
May 29, 2020

Size

Mass
2,517 kg
Dry mass
2,517 kg
Total mass with attached objects
8,000 kg
Length
6.4 m
Diameter
2.90 m
Span
10.5 m

Launched together

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q77869031 (CC0).