NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

CRS NG-23

Launch Time
NET August, 2025

First mission of the Antares 330 rocket, an improved version of the Antares 230 which has a first stage developed by Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace.

Rocket

Antares 330
Image Credit: Northrop Grumman
Northrop
Status: Planned
Liftoff Thrust: 7,161 kN
Payload to LEO: 10,800 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 47.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.0 m
Fairing Height: 9.0 m

Mission Details

CRS NG-23

Cygnus NG-23 (Northrop Grumman-23) 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
Low Earth Orbit

Location

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