CYGNUS OA-5 (41818)

COSPAR: 2016-062A | Alt Name: SS Alan Poindexter

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 17, 2016

Launch Site

WLPIS

Launch Pad

Pad 0A

Launch Vehicle

Antares 230

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

41818

International Designator

2016-062A

Decay Date

11/28/2016

Basic Satellite Info

Name

CYGNUS OA-5

Alternative Name

SS Alan Poindexter

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

OATKD

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

CYGNUS OA-5, also known as SS Alan Poindexter, is a US satellite manufactured by OATKD and launched on October 17, 2016, from WLPIS using an Antares 230 launch vehicle from Pad 0A. It has dimensions of 6.4 meters in length, 2.9 meters in diameter, and spans 10.5 meters. The satellite's dry mass is 1800 kilograms and it was launched with the same mass. Equipped for Space Station logistics, CYGNUS OA-5 features two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its mission lifetime lasted 66 days.

Physical Characteristics

Length

6.4

Diameter

2.9

Span

10.5

Dry Mass

1800

Launch Mass

1800

Shape

Cyl+ 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

9.1884

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Cygnus OA-5

Purpose

Space Station logistics

Mission

Space Station logistics

Manufacturer

OATKD

Life Expectancy

66 days

Bus

EPCM

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

IHI BT-4, 32 x MR-106M

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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