Cygnus NG-10

NG-10
Canadarm2 grapples the S.S. John Young
NamesCRS NG-10
CRS OA-10E (2015–2018)
Mission typeISS resupply
OperatorNorthrop Grumman
COSPAR ID2018-092A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.43704Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration100 days, 4 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftS.S. John Young
Spacecraft typeEnhanced Cygnus[1][2]
Manufacturer
Start of mission
Launch date17 November 2018, 09:01:31 (17 November 2018, 09:01:31) UTC (4:01:31 am EST)
RocketAntares 230[3]
Launch siteMARS, Pad 0A
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date25 February 2019, 09:05 (25 February 2019, 09:05) UTC[4]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Berthing at ISS
Berthing portUnity nadir[5]
RMS capture19 November 2018, 10:28 UTC[5]
Berthing date19 November 2018, 12:31 UTC
Unberthing date8 February 2019, 14:37 UTC
RMS release8 February 2019, 16:16 UTC
Time berthed81 days, 3 hours, 45 minutes
Cargo
Mass3,350 kg (7,390 lb)[6]
Pressurised3,273 kg (7,216 lb)
Unpressurised77 kg (170 lb)

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NG-10,[7] previously known as OA-10E, is the eleventh flight of the Northrop Grumman uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its tenth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA.[8][9] The mission launched on 17 November 2018, at 09:01:31 UTC.[10][11] This particular mission is part of an extension of the initial CRS contract that enables NASA to cover the ISS resupply needs until the Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract enters in effect.[12]

Orbital ATK and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station (ISS). Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation System (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] Northrop Grumman purchased Orbital ATK in June 2018, and it was renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.[14]

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