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Cygnus OA-8E

OA-8E
Canadarm2 grapples the S.S. Gene Cernan
Mission typeISS logistics
OperatorOrbital ATK
COSPAR ID2017-071A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.43006
Mission duration36 days, 34 minutes
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftS.S. Gene Cernan
Spacecraft typeEnhanced Cygnus[1][2]
Manufacturer
Launch mass6,172 kg (13,607 lb)[3]
Start of mission
Launch date12 November 2017, 12:19:51 UTC[4]
RocketAntares 230[2][5][6]
Launch siteWallops Pad 0A
ContractorOrbital ATK
End of mission
DisposalDeorbited
Decay date18 December 2017, 12:54 UTC[7]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Inclination51.66°
Berthing at the International Space Station
Berthing portUnity nadir
RMS capture14 November 2017, 10:04 UTC[8]
Berthing date14 November 2017, 12:15 UTC[8]
Unberthing date5 December 2017, 17:52 UTC
RMS release6 December 2017, 13:11 UTC[9]
Time berthed21 days, 5 hours, 37 minutes
Cargo
Mass3,338 kg (7,359 lb)[10]
Pressurised3,229 kg (7,119 lb)
Unpressurised109 kg (240 lb)

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OA-8E was the ninth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its eighth flight to the International Space Station (ISS) under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA. The mission launched on 12 November 2017 at 12:19:51 UTC. Orbital 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.[11]

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  3. ^ "Cygnus OA-8 Mission: Fact Sheet" (PDF). Orbital ATK. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Cygnus "S.S. Gene Cernan" En-Route to Space Station after Sunday Morning Commute to Orbit". Spaceflight101.com. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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  7. ^ "Mission Update: OA-8 Space Station Cargo Resupply". Orbital ATK. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft Installed on ISS for Critical Supplies Delivery". Spaceflight101.com. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Cygnus OA-8 Cargo Craft Departs ISS after Three-Week Stay for CubeSat Deployment and Re-Entry". Spaceflight101.com. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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