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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-20 (S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson)
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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-20 (S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson)

Success

Falcon 9 Block 5
T-minus to liftoff

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Jan 30, 17:07:21 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

This is the 20th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 19th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:07

Max-Q

T+00:02:16

MECO

T+00:02:20

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:27

SES-1

T+00:02:33

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:02:55

Fairing Separation

T+00:03:22

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:38

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:55

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:50

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:08:15

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:38

SECO-1

T+00:14:40

Cygnus Deployment

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowJan 30, 17:07:21 UTC→Jan 30, 17:07:21 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Height70 m
Diameter3.65 m
Stages2
ReusableYes
LEO capacity22,800 kg
Track record606/607 successful
Landings593/598
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
Q

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go95%Wind4 ktGusts4 ktCloud50%Temp80°F

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

10000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15432 ft) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1077
active10th flight
Flights29
Landings29/29100%
Fastest turn26d 20h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-1· 9 km downrange
54d 11h since last flight

Falcon 9 Block 5 booster first used for the Crew-5 mission.

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  4. #26Starlink Group 10-36+79d 3hJRTIFeb 20, 2026
  5. #25Starlink Group 6-95+37d 7hASOGDec 2, 2025