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

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 40
Sunday, September 14, 2025 · 10:11 PM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

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Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fif...

Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches832
Successes687

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur E...

Mission Brief

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.

PayloadCygnus CRS-2 NG-23 (S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool)
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerInternational Space Station, Commercial Resupply Services
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherCumulus Cloud Rule, Surface Electric Fields Rule, Lightning Rule, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

20 / 20100%

Ground vector

Launch site

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Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.562°N
Longitude
80.577°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

90%
GO
Favorable3 active constraints
Weather Rules
Cumulus Cloud RuleSurface Electric Fields RuleLightning Rule
Primary concern
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Rule count
3
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

10:11 PM UTC - 10:11 PM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.