Cygnus NG-16

Cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. Cygnus NG-16 was launched on August 10, 2021 aboard a Antares 230+ from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Aug 12, 2021).

COSPAR 2021-072ANORAD 49064United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: S.S. Ellison Onizuka
Common name: Cygnus NG-16
Payload designation: Cygnus NG-16
Other names: Cygnus PCM-16
International designator: 2021-072A
NORAD catalog number: 49064
GCAT identifier: S49064
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1031

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: August 10, 2021 · 22:01 UTC
Launch record: 2021-072Success
Rocket: Antares 230+
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 216 km
Apogee: 336 km
Inclination: 51.63°
Status: Grappled by another object
Status date: August 12, 2021
Last known active: Dec 15, 2021
End of operations: Dec 15, 2021

Size

Mass: 2,326 kg
Dry mass: 2,326 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 8,050 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 Q104388150 (CC0).