Cygnus spacecraft

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:airlines up to 90 days
gptkbp:capacity up to 3,500 kg of cargo
gptkbp:communicationEquipment S-band and Ku-band
gptkbp:crew unmanned
gptkbp:design support ISS operations
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:developer $1.9 billion
gptkbp:firstAwarded Common Berthing Mechanism
gptkbp:firstFlight September 18, 2016
Orbital ATK CRS-1
gptkbp:futurePlans upgrades for next generation missions
gptkbp:hasPartnershipsWith collaborates with international space agencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cygnus spacecraft
gptkbp:launchDate multiple successful launches
over 10 successful missions
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Northrop_Grumman_Innovation_Systems
approximately every 6 months
approximately $20 million per launch
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Wallops_Flight_Facility
gptkbp:launchVehicle Antares rocket
gptkbp:logistics delivers cargo to ISS
gptkbp:manufacturer Orbital ATK
gptkbp:missions gptkb:NASA_Johnson_Space_Center
approximately 3 months
autonomous flight control system
gptkbp:operatesIn low_Earth_orbit
gptkbp:operationalRole cargo transport
gptkbp:operationalStatus 2016
active
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 51.6 degrees
gptkbp:passenger_traffic pressurized and unpressurized cargo
up to 3,700 kg
delivers supplies and experiments to ISS
gptkbp:passengerCapacity food
scientific experiments
equipment
spare parts
supplies
gptkbp:payloadCapacity up to 3,500 kg
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:professionalDebut after mission completion
gptkbp:renovated burns up in atmosphere
gptkbp:respondsTo controlled reentry
returns experiments and samples
gptkbp:returnPolicy can_return_cargo_to_Earth
gptkbp:safetyFeatures redundant systems
gptkbp:secondaryMission over 10 missions
gptkbp:serves gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Cygnus_NG-12
gptkb:Commercial_Resupply_Services_2
gptkbp:sustainability supports sustainable space exploration
gptkbp:technology demonstrates new technologies
gptkbp:type automated cargo spacecraft
gptkbp:usedFor cargo resupply missions