October 17, 2016 11:45 pm
Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)
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Antares 230
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
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This is the seventh flight of the Orbital ATK’s unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its sixth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Alan Poindexter who was the commander of STS-131.
Launch Overview
Window Open
23:40 UTC
Window Close
23:47 UTC
Lift Off
Oct 17, 2016 · 23:45 UTC
Launch Facility
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Area 0 A
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Orbital ATK
Payload
Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)
Rocket
Antares 230
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
This is the seventh flight of the Orbital ATK’s unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its sixth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Alan Poindexter who was the commander of STS-131.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
Orbital ATK
Launch Area 0 A
Launch Overview
Window Open
23:40 UTC
Window Close
23:47 UTC
Lift Off
Oct 17, 2016 · 23:45 UTC
Launch Facility
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Launch Pad
Launch Area 0 A
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer
Orbital ATK
Payload
Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)
Rocket
Antares 230
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
Watch Live
📺 Watch on YouTube
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