Cygnus NG-10

Cygnus NG-10
Mission type ISS resupply
Operator NASA
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type Enhanced Cygnus[1][2]
Manufacturer Northrop Grumman
Thales Alenia Space
Start of mission
Launch date 17 November 2018[3]
Rocket Antares 230[4]
Launch site MARS LP-0A
Contractor Northrop Grumman
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Inclination 51.6 degrees
Epoch Planned
Berthing at ISS
Berthing port Harmony nadir or Unity nadir

Cygnus NG-10, previously known as CRS OA-10E, is the eleventh planned flight of the Northrop Grumman unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its tenth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.[5][6] The mission is scheduled to launch on 17 November 2018.[3] 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 contract enters in effect.[7]

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.[8] Northrop Grumman purchased Orbital in June 2018; its ATK division was renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.[9]

Spacecraft

This is the second-to-last of the eleven flights by Northrop Grumman under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA, and it's considered an extension over the originally contracted flights. This will be the seventh flight of the Enhanced sized Cygnus PCM.[10]

Manifest

Total weight of cargo: 3,500–3,750 kg (7,720–8,270 lb).[11]

  • Crew supplies
  • Science investigations
  • Spacewalk equipment
  • Vehicle hardware
  • Computer resources

References

  1. ↑ Bergin, Chris (22 February 2012). "Space industry giants Orbital upbeat ahead of Antares debut". NasaSpaceflight (not affiliated with NASA). Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Orbital ATK Team on Track for Fall 2015 Cygnus Mission and Antares Return to Flight in 2016". Orbital ATK. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 Clark, Stephen (27 July 2018). "Launch schedule". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Gebhardt, Chris (14 August 2015). "Orbital ATK make progress toward Return To Flight of Antares rocket". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Worldwide launch schedule". spaceflightnow.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "International Space Station Flight Schedule". Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. 15 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Leone, Dan (20 August 2015). "NASA Considering More Cargo Orders from Orbital ATK, SpaceX". SpaceNews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cygnus Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital ATK. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Erwin, Sandra (5 June 2018). "Acquisition of Orbital ATK approved, company renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems". SpaceNews. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Leone, Dan (17 August 2015). "NASA Orders Two More ISS Cargo Missions From Orbital ATK". SpaceNews.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "International Space Station Payload Opportunities on Cygnus" (PDF). Northrop Grumman. 2018. FS009_13_1.

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