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

Mission Details

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.

Type

Resupply

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Programs

Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station

Launch Site

Pad

Launch Area 0 A

Location

Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Country

🇺🇸 USA