Cygnus Orb-2
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Orbital-2,[4][5] also known as Orb-2, was the third flight of the Orbital Sciences' uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus, its third flight to the International Space Station, and the fourth launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle. The mission launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on 13 July 2014 at 16:52:14 UTC.
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Mission type | ISS logistics |
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Operator | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
COSPAR ID | 2014-039A |
SATCAT no. | 40084 |
Mission duration | 34 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | S.S. Janice Voss |
Spacecraft type | Standard Cygnus[1] |
Manufacturer |
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Launch mass | 5,644 kg (12,443 lb) |
Payload mass | 1,494 kg (3,294 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 13 July 2014, 16:52:14 (13 July 2014, 16:52:14) UTC (12:52:14 pm EDT)[2] |
Rocket | Antares 120[1] |
Launch site | MARS, Pad 0A |
End of mission | |
Disposal | Deorbited |
Decay date | 17 August 2014, 13:22 (17 August 2014, 13:22) UTC |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Inclination | 51.64° |
Berthing at ISS | |
Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
RMS capture | 16 July 2014, 10:36 UTC |
Berthing date | 16 July 2014, 12:53 UTC |
Unberthing date | 15 August 2014, 09:14 UTC |
RMS release | 15 August 2014, 10:40 UTC |
Time berthed | 29 days, 20 hours, 21 minutes |
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