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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-23 (S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool)

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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-23 (S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool)

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Falcon 9 Block 5
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Sep 14, 22:11:48 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
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Mission

This is the 23rd flight of the Northrop Grumman's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 22nd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadSpace Launch Complex 40
SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WindowSep 14, 22:11:48 UTC→Sep 14, 22:11:48 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon
Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Space Launch Complex 40
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.562, -80.577
Scrub riskLOW
Go90%
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Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go90%LL2 Go90%Wind0 ktGusts0 ktCloud5%Temp79°F

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

5000% cloud cover in layer above freezing (14486 ft) — approximated

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · Flight-provenB1094
active4th flight
Flights7
Landings7/7100%
Fastest turn37d 9h
Recovered · RTLS · LZ-2· 15 km downrange
44d 6h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster debuting on Starlink Group 12-10.

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  2. #6Starlink Group 6-99+41d 12hJRTIDec 17, 2025
  3. #5Starlink Group 6-81+52d 3hJRTINov 6, 2025
  4. #3Crew-11+37d 9hLZ-1Aug 1, 2025
  5. #2Axiom Space Mission 4+57d 3hLZ-1Jun 25, 2025