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Rideshare Mission

Cygnus CRS-2 (Orb-2)


Operator

Orbital ATK

Launch date

July 13th, 2014

Launcher

Antares 120

Spacecraft launched

7

Launch Location

LP-0A, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Virginia, USA

Orbit

SSO

Spacecraft integrators

Nanoracks
Orbital ATK

Rideshare Mission

Cygnus CRS-2 (Orb-2)


SpacecraftTypeCustomer/OperatorCountryPurpose
Cygnus Expendable Cargo SpacecraftCargo ModuleOrbital ATKUSATechnology
Flock-1B (28x CubeSat)CubeSat 3UPlanet LabsUSAEarth Observation
GEARSS-1 (GEARSAT-1)CubeSat 3UUS Air Force Research LaboratoryUSATechnology
LambdasatCubeSat 1ULambda TeamGreeceTechnology
MicroMASCubeSat 3UMassachusetts of Technology (MIT)USAEarth Observation
NanoRacks External CubeSat Deployer (E-NRCSD)OTVNanoRacks LLC.USATechnology
TechEdSat-4 (TES-4)CubeSat 3UNASA Ames Research CenterUSATechnology

Rideshare Mission

Cygnus CRS-2 (Orb-2)


Cygnus approach to ISS

Antares rocket launch