NG-20

NG-20

Falcon 9 JAN 30 2024 10:37PM

The NG-20 Cygnus spacecraft launched onJanuary 30, 2024 at 12:07 pm EST aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. It rendezvoused with the International Space Station on February 1, 2024 at approximately 4:20 am EST. Cygnus will remain on station for up to 180 days.

Last updated: May 10, 2024

Launch Information

Launch Information

Launch Vehicle Details

Mission NameNG-20
Launch SiteSLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Launch VehicleFalcon 9
AgencySpaceX
Launch DateJAN 30 2024
Northrop Grummans Cygnus spacecraft performs a Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA, NG-20, this time aboard SpaceXs Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Hence, liftoff takes place from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Heading will be north-east. Following the companys tradition, this freighter receives the name SS Patricia Patty Hilliard Robertson, after the NASA astronaut. Besides and as a secondary objective, Falcon 9s booster should return for a touchdown on Landing Zone 1.

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

NG-20 Launch Video

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