Satellites

Human Spaceflight

CYGNUS NG-21

DecayedHuman SpaceflightLEO

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
August 4, 2024 at 03:02 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Operator
SpaceX
Mission
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-21 (S.S. Francis R. “Dick” Scobee)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
412 km
Periapsis
408 km
Inclination
51.63°
Orbital period
92.77 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
8,050 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2024-139A
NORAD catalog №
60378
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 30, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 30, 2025
Time in service
238 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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