Cygnus CRS OA-8 (S.S. Gene Cernan)

Cygnus cargo ship 'SS Gene Cernan' carried about 3,338 kg of supplies to the ISS on Orbital ATK's CRS-1 mission OA-8/NG-8, the ninth Cygnus flight overall. Launch followed a scrub the day before due to an aircraft incursion into range airspace.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

7.1 T (est.)

Flight

2nd

of 5 Antares 230 flights

Date and time

12 November 2017, 12:19 UTC

Rocket

Antares 230

Builder

NGSS

Launch site

Launch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Payload

Resupply

International designator

2017-071

Launches in 2017

74th of 90

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