flown missionSuccess

Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)

Northrop Grumman Space SystemsLaunch Area 0 A — Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)
Type
Resupply
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather probability
75% go

This is the 17th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 16th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut and climate scientist Piers Sellers. Sellers was a part of three Space Shuttle missions tasked with assembly of the International Space Station.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Antares 230+
Family
Antares
Variant
230+
Provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

webcasts

launch site

Pad
Launch Area 0 A
Location
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York