Cygnus NG-10
Canadarm2 grapples the S.S. John Young | |
| Names | CRS NG-10 CRS OA-10E (2015–2018) |
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| Mission type | ISS resupply |
| Operator | Northrop Grumman |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-092A |
| SATCAT no. | 43704 |
| Mission duration | 100 days, 4 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | S.S. John Young |
| Spacecraft type | Enhanced Cygnus |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 November 2018, 09:01:31 UTC (4:01:31 am EST) |
| Rocket | Antares 230 |
| Launch site | MARS, Pad 0A |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 25 February 2019, 09:05 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Unity nadir |
| RMS capture | 19 November 2018, 10:28 UTC |
| Berthing date | 19 November 2018, 12:31 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 8 February 2019, 14:37 UTC |
| RMS release | 8 February 2019, 16:16 UTC |
| Time berthed | 81 days, 3 hours, 45 minutes |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 3,350 kg (7,390 lb) |
| Pressurised | 3,273 kg (7,216 lb) |
| Unpressurised | 77 kg (170 lb) |
NASA insignia | |
NG-10, previously known as OA-10E, was the eleventh flight of the Northrop Grumman uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its tenth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA. The mission launched on 17 November 2018, at 09:01:31 UTC. This particular mission was part of an extension of the initial CRS contract that enables NASA to cover the ISS resupply needs until the Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract enters in effect.
Orbital ATK and NASA jointly developed a new space transportation system to provide commercial cargo resupply services to the International Space Station (ISS). Under the Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) program, then Orbital Sciences designed and built Antares, a medium-class launch vehicle; Cygnus, an advanced maneuvering spacecraft, and a Pressurized Cargo Module which is provided by Orbital's industrial partner Thales Alenia Space. Northrop Grumman purchased Orbital ATK in June 2018, and it was renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.