CRS2 NG-21 (Cygnus)

CRS2 NG-21 (Cygnus)

Falcon 9 AUG 4 2024 08:32PM

The Cygnus robotic resupply spacecraft's twenty-first planned flight, or Cygnus NG-21, is its eighteenth trip to the International Space Station (ISS). Under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services II (CRS-2) contract, Northrop Grumman is the recipient of this contract. Launching the capsule atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is planned.

Last updated: Jan 08, 2025

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameCRS2 NG-21 (Cygnus)
Launch SiteSLC-40 or LC-39A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States
Launch VehicleFalcon 9
AgencySpaceX
Launch DateAUG 4 2024
This is the 21st flight of the Orbital ATKs uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 20th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Launch Vehicle - Falcon 9

Height70 m / 229.6 ft
Diameter3.7 m / 12 ft
Mass549054 Kg / 1207920 lb
Stages2
Payload To LEO22800 Kg / 50265 lb
Payload To GTO8300 Kg / 18300 lb
Payload To Mars4020 Kg / 8860 lb
Burn Time397 sec
PropellantLOX / RP-1
Number Of Engine1 vacuum

CRS2 NG-21 (Cygnus) Launch Video

CRS2 NG-21 (Cygnus)