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CYGNUS NG-12 (44701)
COSPAR: 2019-071A | Alt Name: S.S. Alan Bean
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 2, 2019
Launch Site
WLPIS
Launch Pad
Pad 0A
Launch Vehicle
Antares 230+
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
44701
International Designator
2019-071A
Decay Date
3/17/2020
Basic Satellite Info
Name
CYGNUS NG-12
Alternative Name
S.S. Alan Bean
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
NGISD
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
CYGNUS NG-12, also known as S.S. Alan Bean, is a logistics spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS), launched by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGISD) on November 2, 2019, from Wallops Flight Facility using an Antares 230+ launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 6.4 meters in length and 2.9 meters in diameter, with a span of 10.5 meters due to its solar arrays. It weighed 2,456 kilograms at launch and had the same dry mass. Equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power, CYGNUS NG-12 was tasked with delivering supplies to the ISS over a mission lifetime of approximately 66 days.
Physical Characteristics
Length
6.4
Diameter
2.9
Span
10.5
Dry Mass
2456
Launch Mass
2456
Shape
Cyl+ 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Cygnus NG-12
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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