Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)

Northrop Grumman's Antares 230+ launched the Cygnus NG-16 cargo freighter, named S.S. Ellison Onizuka, from Wallops Island with a record 3,723 kg of supplies and research for the ISS under NASA's CRS-2 contract.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth orbit

Payload to orbit

11.9 T

Flight

5th

of 8 Antares 230+ flights

Date and time

10 August 2021, 22:01 UTC

Rocket

Antares 230+

Builder

NGSS

Launch site

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

Payload

Resupply

International designator

2021-072

Launches in 2021

77th of 146

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