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Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)

© NASA/Bill Ingalls

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Orbital ATK

Cygnus CRS OA-5 (S.S. Alan Poindexter)

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Antares 230
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Oct 17, 23:45:36 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleAntares 230
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Area 0 A
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Mission

This is the seventh flight of the Orbital ATK's unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its sixth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Alan Poindexter who was the commander of STS-131.

Quick facts

VehicleAntares 230
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadLaunch Area 0 A
SiteWallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
WindowOct 17, 23:40:00 UTC→Oct 17, 23:47:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyAntares
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Launch Area 0 A
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
37.834, -75.488
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go100%Wind13 ktGusts13 ktCloud80%Temp76°F

Limiting rule: No flight within 5 nmi of cloud associated with disturbed weather (moderate+ precip, freezing level penetration).

Active alert: Coastal Flood Statement