Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)

Success

Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)

Launch probability: 80%

This is the 16th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 15th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut Ellison Onizuka who died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Mission type: Resupply · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Antares 230+ · Provider: Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Launch pad

Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)