Orbital Cygnus spacecraft

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Orbital_Cygnus_spacecraft
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:capacity up to 3,500 kg
gptkbp:configuration gptkb:Enhanced_Cygnus
gptkb:Standard_Cygnus
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Commercial_Resupply_Services
gptkbp:diameter 3.07 m
gptkbp:dockingType berthing
gptkbp:firstFlight 2013-09-18
gptkbp:flightNumber over 20 (as of 2024)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orbital Cygnus spacecraft
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V
gptkb:Antares
gptkbp:length 6.39 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkb:Orbital_Sciences_Corporation
gptkbp:mass up to 7,500 kg (launch)
gptkbp:missionType cargo resupply
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
gptkbp:notableMission first commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to ISS after SpaceX Dragon
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:powerSource solar panels
gptkbp:predecessor none
gptkbp:pressurizedCargoModuleSupplier gptkb:Thales_Alenia_Space
gptkbp:reusable expendable
gptkbp:serviceModuleSupplier gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:target gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:usedFor disposal of waste
cargo delivery
gptkbp:website https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/cygnus-spacecraft/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:COTS_(Commercial_Orbital_Transportation_Services)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7