Cygnus NG-15

Cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus NG-15 was launched on February 20, 2021 aboard a Antares 230+ from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Feb 22, 2021).

COSPAR 2021-013ANORAD 47689United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: S.S. Katherine Johnson
Common name: Cygnus NG-15
Payload designation: Cygnus NG-15
Other names: Cygnus PCM-15
International designator: 2021-013A
NORAD catalog number: 47689
GCAT identifier: S47689
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/983

Mission

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

Launch

Date: February 20, 2021 · 17:36 UTC
Launch record: 2021-013Success
Rocket: Antares 230+
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 418 km
Apogee: 422 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Grappled by another object
Status date: February 22, 2021
Last known active: Jul 2, 2021
End of operations: Jul 2, 2021

Size

Mass: 2,390 kg
Dry mass: 2,390 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 8,050 kg
Length: 6.4 m
Diameter: 2.90 m
Span: 10.5 m

Launched together

WARP-01Technology · WarpSpace Co RSP-01Technology · Ryman Sat SankoTechnology · Shizuoka U Maya-2Technology · DOST OPUSAT-IITechnology · Osaka Pref. U.GuaraníSat-1Technology · AEP Lawkanat-1Optical imaging · MAEU

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q96375776 (CC0).