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Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Antares 230+ | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers)
Antares 230+
Feb 19, 5:40 PM UTC
Feb 19, 5:40 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Resupply
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Programs
- Commercial Resupply Services
Launch Site
- Pad
- Launch Area 0 A
- Location
- Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA