Cygnus OA-9E
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OA-9E was the tenth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its ninth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS contract) with NASA.[11][12] The mission launched on 21 May 2018 at 08:44:06 UTC. Orbital ATK and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, then Orbital Sciences designed and built Antares, a medium-class launch vehicle; Cygnus, an advanced maneuvering spacecraft, and a Pressurized Cargo Module which is provided by Orbital's industrial partner Thales Alenia Space.[13]
Mission type | ISS logistics |
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Operator |
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COSPAR ID | 2018-046A |
SATCAT no. | 43474 |
Mission duration | 70 days, 32 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | S.S. J.R. Thompson |
Spacecraft type | Enhanced Cygnus[1][2] |
Manufacturer |
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Launch mass | 6,172 kg (13,607 lb)[3] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 21 May 2018, 08:44:06 UTC[4] |
Rocket | Antares 230[2][5][6] |
Launch site | Wallops Pad 0A |
Contractor | Orbital ATK |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Decay date | 30 July 2018, 09:17 (2018-07-30UTC09:18) UTC[7] |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.66° |
Berthing at the International Space Station | |
Berthing port | Unity nadir |
RMS capture | 24 May 2018, 09:26 UTC[8] |
Berthing date | 24 May 2018, 12:13 UTC |
Unberthing date | 15 July 2018, 10:20 UTC |
RMS release | 15 July 2018, 12:37 UTC[9] |
Time berthed | 52 days, 54 minutes |
Cargo | |
Mass | 3,350 kg (7,390 lb)[10] |
Pressurised | 3,268 kg (7,205 lb) |
Unpressurised | 82 kg (181 lb) |
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