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S.S. Steven R. Nagel
2026 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. S.S. Steven R. Nagel was launched on April 11, 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: grappled by another object (Apr 13, 2026).
COSPAR 2026-079ANORAD 68689United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- S.S. Steven R. Nagel
- Payload designation
- Cygnus NG-24
- International designator
- 2026-079A
- NORAD catalog number
- 68689
- GCAT identifier
- S68689
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
- April 11, 2026 · 11:41 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-079Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 242 km
- Apogee
- 251 km
- Inclination
- 51.66°
- Status
- Grappled by another object
- Status date
- April 13, 2026
- Last known active
- Oct 12, 2026
- End of operations
- Oct 12, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 2,474 kg
- Dry mass
- 2,474 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 8,050 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 Q124544460 (CC0).