LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Wed Mar 23 2016
United Launch Alliance
Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(3:05 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(3:05 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:35 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas V 401Description:
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Resupply
- This is the sixth flight of Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Rick Husband who was the commander of STS-107.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41