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CYGNUS NG-11

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Cygnus is an expendable American uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed for International Space Station (ISS) resupply missions. It was originally built by Orbital Sciences Corporation with financial support from NASA under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program. The spacecraft consists of a pressurized cargo module—based largely on the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module and built by Thales Alenia Space—paired with a service module derived from Orbital's GEOStar, a satellite bus. Following a successful demonstration flight in 2013, Orbital was awarded a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract.

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Launch

Launch date
April 17, 2019 at 08:46 PM UTC
Launch site
Wallops Island, USA
Launched by
Antares 230 →
Operator
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Mission
Cygnus CRS NG-11 (S.S. Roger Chaffee)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
376 km
Periapsis
212 km
Inclination
51.68°
Orbital period
90.39 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2019-022A
NORAD catalog №
44188
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 6, 2019

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 6, 2019
Time in service
233 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed