Manifest / 01Go
Unknown Payload
Long March 6C
ProviderChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
PadLaunch Complex 9A
DateAug 25, 2026
PrecisionAbout 03:20 AM UTC
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T– about 12hWindow opens 03:15 AM UTC
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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)
Antares 230+Northrop Grumman Space SystemsLaunch Area 0 A
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 · 10:01 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
This is the 16th planned flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 15th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. This Cygnus spacecraft is named after American astronaut Ellison Onizuka who died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
PayloadCygnus CRS-2 NG-16 (S.S. Ellison Onizuka)
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerCommercial Resupply Services, International Space Station
StagesUnknown
PadLaunch Area 0 A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Area 0 A
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 37.834°N
- Longitude
- 75.488°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
80%
GO
FavorableNo active constraints
Weather Rules
No formal weather rule concerns published.
- Primary concern
- None published
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
10:01 PM UTC - 10:01 PM UTC
Provider
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Profile →USA • Founded 2015
Northrup Grumman Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defence and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. They aquired Orbital ATK in 2018 along with its launchers and ongoing missi...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
