Cygnus to depart ISS
The Orbital ATK Cygnus OA-5 cargo spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on Monday, November 21, 2016 to enter a week-long free flight dedicated to the SAFFIRE-II in-space fire experiment as well as the release of a series of CubeSats. Cygnus delivered 2,350 Kilograms of cargo to ISS, riding into Orbit on October 17 atop the first upgraded Antares 200-series rocket.
Launch: October 17, 2016 - 23:45:36 UTC | Mission Updates |
Launch Vehicle: Antares 230 | Cargo Manifest |
Launch Site: Pad 0A, MARS, Wallops | Antares 230 Launch Vehicle |
Rendezvous: October 23, 2016 | Cygnus Spacecraft |
Berthing Port: Unity Nadir | Antares 100 Series Countdown |
Docked Mission: ~1 Month | Flight Profile |
Departure: November 21, 2016 | ISS Expedition 49 |
Release by SSRMS: 13:20 UTC | |
End of Mission: November 27, 2016 | |