CYGNUS NG-10 (43704)

COSPAR: 2018-092A | Alt Name: SS John Young

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 17, 2018

Launch Site

WLPIS

Launch Pad

Pad 0A

Launch Vehicle

Antares 230

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

43704

International Designator

2018-092A

Decay Date

2/25/2019

Basic Satellite Info

Name

CYGNUS NG-10

Alternative Name

SS John Young

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

NGISD

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

CYGNUS NG-10 (SS John Young) is a space logistics satellite launched on November 17, 2018, from Wallops Flight Facility using the Antares 230 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has dimensions of 6.4 meters in length and 2.9 meters in diameter with a span of 10.5 meters. It was manufactured by NGISD (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) for space station logistics, carrying the Cygnus NG-10E payload. With a dry mass of 2000 kilograms and an identical launch mass, it is powered by two deployable solar arrays and batteries. The satellite’s configuration includes a cylindrical body with two panels (Cyl+ 2 pan). Its mission duration was 66 days.

Physical Characteristics

Length

6.4

Diameter

2.9

Span

10.5

Dry Mass

2000

Launch Mass

2000

Shape

Cyl+ 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Cygnus NG-10E

Purpose

Space Station logistics

Mission

Space Station logistics

Manufacturer

NGISD

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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