Cygnus NG-15 — 2021-013

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Cygnus NG-15 — 2021-013 was an orbital attempt conducted on February 20, 2021 from MARS using Antares 230+, operated by NGIS and carrying 26 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.

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Launch class: Orbital attempt
Launch date: February 20, 2021
Relationships: 30
Sources: 1

Historical and technical context

Why this launch belongs in the archive

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-15 — 2021-013 used Antares 230+ from MARS under NGIS. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 506 km, the Sat ISS O profile. 26 payload entries are connected to the launch manifest.

At a glance

Launch facts

Launch class: Orbital attempt
Launch date: February 20, 2021
Vehicle: Antares 230+
Outcome: success
Launch site: MARS
Operator: NGIS
Destination / profile: Sat ISS O
Recorded apogee: 506 km
Payload entries: 26

Payload manifest

Archive relationships

Named records, programs, and organizations connected to this archive identity.

Sources

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