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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)

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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)

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Falcon 9 Block 5

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Saturday April 11 2026, 11:41:21 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskLOW

Go95%

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

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General trajectory

Space Launch Complex 40

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Launching

Northeast

45° · NE

28.562, -80.577

Orbital elements (TLE)

Orbit

Apogee255 km

Perigee252 km

Period89.6 min

Inclination51.63°

Launch heading 45° · NE from Cygnus NG-24.

OrbitCygnus NG-24› conemedium

1 70064U 26079A 26101.49365741 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990

2 70064 51.6329 270.7192 0002284 050.3325 000.0000 16.07407103 06

Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.

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Mission

This is the 24th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 23rd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

Reusable Hardware

All boosters →

First Stage · Flight-provenB1094

active7th flight

Flights7

Landings7/7100%

Fastest turn37d 9h

Recovered · RTLS · LZ-40· 15 km downrange

114d 21h since last flight

Falcon 9 booster debuting on Starlink Group 12-10.

Previous flights · 6

Q's read

Weather & scrubLOW risk

Weather Go95%LL2 Go90%Wind2 m/sGusts4 m/sCloud46%Temp26°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 6206 m above freezing 4763 m (46% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · max-top 6206 m, mean 3999 m, 46% cover, freezing 4763 m

Launch Timeline

Countdown

T-00:38:00

GO for Prop Load

T-00:35:00

Stage 1 LOX Load

T-00:35:00

Prop Load

T-00:16:00

Stage 2 LOX Load

T-00:07:00

Engine Chill

T-00:01:00

Tank Press

T-00:01:00

Startup

T-00:00:45

GO for Launch

T-00:00:03

Ignition

In-flight

T+00:00:00

Liftoff

T+00:01:08

Max-Q

T+00:02:13

MECO

T+00:02:17

Stage 2 Separation

T+00:02:21

Stage 1 Flip

T+00:02:25

SES-1

T+00:02:30

Booster Boostback Burn Startup

T+00:02:53

Fairing Separation

T+00:03:21

Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown

T+00:06:11

Entry Burn Startup

T+00:06:29

Entry Burn Shutdown

T+00:07:27

Stage 1 Landing Burn

T+00:07:54

Stage 1 Landing

T+00:08:31

SECO-1

T+00:14:39

Payload Separation

Quick facts

VehicleFalcon 9 Block 5

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadSpace Launch Complex 40

SiteCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

WindowSaturday April 11 2026, 11:41:21 UTC→Saturday April 11 2026, 11:41:21 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyFalcon

Height70 m

Diameter3.7 m

Stages2

ReusableYes

LEO capacity22,800 kg

Track record612/613 successful

Landings598/603