NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

CRS NG-18

Launch Time
Mon Nov 07, 2022 10:32 UTC

Rocket

Antares 230+
Image Credit: NASA
Northrop
Status: Retired
Price: $85.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 3,844 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,000 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 42.5 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.9 m
Fairing Height: 9.9 m

Mission Details

CRS NG-18

Cygnus NG-18 (Northrop Grumman-18) is a cargo resupply mission of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA.

Northrop Grumman and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. The Cygnus cargo ship consists of two parts, a service module built in the USA based on the GEOStar platform, and a pressurized module, manufactured in France and Italy by Thales Alenia. The cargo is sent into orbit by a launcher specially developed for this purpose.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,707.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA

Stats

2022

154th orbital launch attempt

Antares

17th mission
2nd mission of 2022
16th successful mission
12th consecutive successful mission