.jpg) Canadarm2 approaches the S.S. Rick Husband. | |
| Names | CRS OA-6 CRS Orb-6 (2008–2015) Orbital-6 (2008–2015) |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISS resupply |
| Operator | Orbital ATK |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-019A |
| SATCAT no. | 41393 |
| Mission duration | 91 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | S.S. Rick Husband |
| Spacecraft type | Enhanced Cygnus[1][2] |
| Manufacturer |
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| Launch mass | 7,492 kg (16,517 lb)[3] |
| Payload mass | 3,513 kg (7,745 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 March 2016, 03:05:52 UTC (22 March 2016, 11:05:52 pm EDT)[4] |
| Rocket | Atlas V 401 (AV-064) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 22 June 2016, 13:29 UTC[5] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Unity nadir |
| RMS capture | 26 March 2016, 10:51 UTC [6] |
| Berthing date | 26 March 2016, 14:52 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 14 June 2016, 11:43 UTC |
| RMS release | 14 June 2016, 13:30 UTC |
| Time berthed | 79 days, 20 hours, 51 minutes |
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OA-6, previously known as Orbital-6, is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA.[4][7] The mission launched on 23 March 2016 at 03:05:52 UTC.
The Cygnus spacecraft for this mission is named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of astronaut Rick Husband.[8]
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