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CYGNUS NG-21 (60378)
COSPAR: 2024-139A | Alt Name: S.S. Francis R. Scobee
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Launch Details
Launch Date
August 4, 2024
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
60378
International Designator
2024-139A
Decay Date
3/30/2025
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
CYGNUS NG-21
Alternative Name
S.S. Francis R. Scobee
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
NGIS
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
CYGNUS NG-21, also known as S.S. Francis R. Scobee, is a logistics spacecraft launched on August 4, 2024, from the Air Force Eastern Test Range Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 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. It weighs 2474 kg both at launch and dry mass. The spacecraft is owned by NGIS (Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) and was manufactured by NGISD for space station logistics purposes, equipped with two deployable solar arrays and batteries for power supply. Its mission lifetime is expected to last 66 days.
Physical Characteristics
Length
6.4
Diameter
2.9
Span
10.5
Dry Mass
2474
Launch Mass
2474
Shape
Cyl+ 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Cygnus NG-21
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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