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.
- Launch class
- Orbital attempt
- Launch date
- February 20, 2021
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Cygnus NG-15 — Space Station Science Loaded Aboard NG CRS-15
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On Feb. 3, teams at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia loaded scientific payloads into a Northrop Grumman Cygnus vehicle. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch no earlier than 12:36 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, to the International Space Station.
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-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.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- February 20, 2021
- 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
- 506 km
- Payload entries
- 26
- Catalog designation
- 2021-013
Payload manifest
Cygnus NG-15
2021-013A · S47689 · NGIS
WARP-01
1998-067SA · S47924 · WARP
RSP-01
1998-067SB · S47925 · RSP
TAU-Sat-1
1998-067SC · S47926 · TAU
BIRDS-4 Tsuru
1998-067SD · S47927 · KYUT
STARS-EC End Mass 1
1998-067SE · S47928 · SHIZ
BIRDS-4 Maya-2
1998-067SF · S47929 · DOST
OPUSAT-II
1998-067SG · S47930 · OPU/MUKD
BIRDS-4 GuaraniSat
1998-067SH · S47931 · AEP
MMSATS-1
1998-067SJ · S47976 · MAEU/HOKK
ORCA-7
2021-013C · S49013 · DARPA2
Gunsmoke-J2
2021-013D · S49014 · SMDC/TSEPT
ORCA-6
2021-013E · S49015 · DARPA2
MySat-2
2021-013F · S49016 · MASDAR
IT-SPINS
2021-013G · S49017 · MSU
ThinSat-2A
2021-013 · A09696 · VCSFA
ThinSat-2B
2021-013 · A09697 · VCSFA
ThinSat-2C
2021-013 · A09698 · VCSFA
ThinSat-2D
2021-013 · A09699 · VCSFA
ThinSat-2E
2021-013 · A09700 · VCSFA
ThinSat-2F
2021-013 · A09701 · VCSFA
ThinSat-2G
2021-013 · A09702 · VCSFA
ThinSat-2H
2021-013 · A09703 · VCSFA
ThinSat-2I
2021-013 · A09704 · VCSFA
STARS-EC Center
1998-067SE · A09713 · SHIZ
STARS-EC End Mass 2
1998-067SE · A09714 · SHIZ
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Missions and programs
Spacecraft and hardware
- Cygnus NG-15Payload manifest entry
- WARP-01Payload manifest entry
- RSP-01Payload manifest entry
- TAU-Sat-1Payload manifest entry
- BIRDS-4 TsuruPayload manifest entry
- STARS-EC End Mass 1Payload manifest entry
- BIRDS-4 Maya-2Payload manifest entry
- OPUSAT-IIPayload manifest entry
- BIRDS-4 GuaraniSatPayload manifest entry
- MMSATS-1Payload manifest entry
- ORCA-7Payload manifest entry
- Gunsmoke-J2Payload manifest entry
- ORCA-6Payload manifest entry
- MySat-2Payload manifest entry
- IT-SPINSPayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2APayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2BPayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2CPayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2DPayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2EPayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2FPayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2GPayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2HPayload manifest entry
- ThinSat-2IPayload manifest entry
- STARS-EC CenterPayload manifest entry
- STARS-EC End Mass 2Payload manifest entry
Places and facilities
Other names mentioned
- Antares 230+Launch vehicle
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- NGISLaunch operator
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Sources
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