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Cygnus OA-9E

OA-9E
Canadarm2 grapples the S.S. J.R. Thompson
Mission typeISS logistics
Operator
COSPAR ID2018-046A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.43474
Mission duration70 days, 32 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftS.S. J.R. Thompson
Spacecraft typeEnhanced Cygnus[1][2]
Manufacturer
Launch mass6,172 kg (13,607 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date21 May 2018, 08:44:06 UTC[4]
RocketAntares 230[2][5][6]
Launch siteWallops Pad 0A
ContractorOrbital ATK
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date30 July 2018, 09:17 (2018-07-30UTC09:18) UTC[7]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Berthing at the International Space Station
Berthing portUnity nadir
RMS capture24 May 2018, 09:26 UTC[8]
Berthing date24 May 2018, 12:13 UTC
Unberthing date15 July 2018, 10:20 UTC
RMS release15 July 2018, 12:37 UTC[9]
Time berthed52 days, 54 minutes
Cargo
Mass3,350 kg (7,390 lb)[10]
Pressurised3,268 kg (7,205 lb)
Unpressurised82 kg (181 lb)

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OA-9E was the tenth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its ninth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS contract) with NASA.[11][12] The mission launched on 21 May 2018 at 08:44:06 UTC. Orbital ATK and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station. Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (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.[13]

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  3. ^ "Cygnus OA-9 Mission: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital ATK. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ Clark, Stephen (21 May 2018). "Antares rocket launch kicks off space station's next commercial cargo delivery". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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  7. ^ Cox, Vicki (30 July 2018). "Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Concludes Ninth Cargo Supply Mission to the International Space Station" (Press release). Northrop Grumman. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ Richardson, Derek (24 May 2018). "OA-9 Cygnus Cargo Ship Arrives at ISS". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ Richardson, Derek (15 July 2018). "Northrop Grumman's OA-9 Cygnus leaves International Space Station". Spaceflight Insider. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
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