Cygnus NG-13 — 2020-011
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Cygnus NG-13 — 2020-011 was an orbital attempt conducted on February 15, 2020 from MARS using Antares 230+, operated by NGIS and carrying 5 recorded payload entries. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Launch date
- February 15, 2020
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Cygnus NG-13 — Northrop Grumman Antares CRS-13 Launch
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The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman's 13th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
About this launch
All launches targeting a positive-perigee Earth orbit, including success, partial success, failure, and pre-liftoff pad explosion. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
Cygnus NG-13 — 2020-011 used Antares 230+ from MARS under NGIS. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 544 km, the Sat ISS O profile. 5 payload entries are connected to the launch manifest.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- February 15, 2020
- Vehicle
- Antares 230+
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- MARS
- Operator
- NGIS
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Destination / profile
- Sat ISS O
- Recorded apogee
- 544 km
- Payload entries
- 5
- Catalog designation
- 2020-011
Payload manifest
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Sources
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