Cygnus Orb-1
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Orbital-1,[6][7] also known as Orb-1,[7][8][9] was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo spacecraft, its second flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle. The mission launched on 9 January 2014 at 18:07:05 UTC.[9]
Quick Facts Mission type, Operator ...
Mission type | ISS logistics |
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Operator | Orbital |
COSPAR ID | 2014-003A |
SATCAT no. | 39502 |
Mission duration | 41 days, 12 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | S.S. C. Gordon Fullerton |
Spacecraft type | Standard Cygnus[1] |
Manufacturer |
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Launch mass | 4,923 kg (10,853 lb)[2] |
Payload mass | 1,260 kg (2,780 lb)[3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 January 2014, 18:07:05 UTC |
Rocket | Antares 120 |
Launch site | Wallops Pad 0A |
Contractor | Orbital |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Decay date | 19 February 2014, 18:20 UTC[4] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[5] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Berthing at the International Space Station | |
Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
RMS capture | 12 January 2014, 11:08 UTC |
Berthing date | 12 January 2014, 13:05 UTC |
Unberthing date | 18 February 2014, 10:25 UTC |
RMS release | 18 February 2014, 11:41 UTC |
Time berthed | 36 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes |
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