Earth orbit
Cygnus NG-16
Cygnus NG-16 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Cygnus program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
View in 3D map ↗Overview
The mission
Cygnus NG-16 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the Cygnus program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2021-072; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 10 August 2021, 22:01:05 UTC
- Launch location
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia
- Launch vehicle
- Antares 230+
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
Interactive playback
Play trajectory in 3D ↗Follow the mission through its available trajectory data in the full 3D solar-system map.
Mission outcomeOpen outcome source ↗
Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 15 December 2021
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Cygnus NG-16
GCAT program: Cygnus.
- GCAT ID
- S49064
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Grumman Space Systems Group (SSG)
- Launch mass
- 2,326 kg
- Dimensions
- 6.4 m long · 2.9 m diameter · 10.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Cygnus NG-16.
Verification
Community discussion
Comments 0
No comments yet. The airlock is open.
Sign in or create an account to comment and vote.