Cygnus NG-20

S.S Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson
Cygnus NG-20 Patch.png
BeställareNASA
Uppkallad efterPatricia Robertson
TillverkareNorthrop Grumman
Thales Alenia Space
ModellCygnus förstärkt
OperatörNorthrop Grumman
NSSDC-ID2024-021A[1]
Uppskjutning
StartplatsCape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-40
RaketFalcon 9
Uppskjutning30 januari 2024,
17:07:13 UTC[2]
Omloppsbana
Banlutning51,6°
Dockning
RymdstationISS
Greppad1 februari 2024,
09:59 UTC
Dockning1 februari 2024,
12:14 UTC
DockningsportUnity, nadir
Kronologi
Föregående uppdrag
Cygnus NG-19
Nästa uppdrag
Cygnus NG-21

Cygnus NG-20 är en flygning av en av företaget Northrop Grummans Cygnus rymdfarkoster till Internationella rymdstationen (ISS). Farkosten sköts upp med en Falcon 9 raket, från Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-40, den 30 januari 2024.[2]

Farkosten kallas S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson och är uppkallad efter den avlidna amerikanska astronauten Patricia Robertson.

Den 1 februari 2024 dockades farkosten med rymdstationen med hjälp av Canadarm2.

Målet med flygningen är att leverera material och förnödenheter till ISS.[2]

På grund av att Cygnus ordinarie raket genomgår en större omkonstruktion valde man att använda en Falcon 9 raket.[2]

Referenser

  1. ^ ”NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive” (på engelska). NASA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2024-021A. Läst 16 mars 2024. 
  2. ^ [a b c d] Jeff Foust (27 januari 2024). ”Cygnus ready for first launch on Falcon 9” (på engelska). spacenews.com. sid. spacenews.com. https://spacenews.com/cygnus-ready-for-first-launch-on-falcon-9/. Läst 30 januari 2024. 

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NASA's patch representing Northrop Grumman's Cygnus NG-20 commercial resupply services (CRS) mission.
  • This flight will be the first of two to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9, which seems to have inspired the shape of the patch.