Cygnus OA-6
OA-6, previously known as Orbital-6, is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with NASA. The mission launched on 23 March 2016 at 03:05:52 UTC.
Canadarm2 approaches the S.S. Rick Husband. | |
| Names | Orbital-6 (2008–2015) |
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| Mission type | ISS logistics |
| Operator | Orbital ATK |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-019A |
| SATCAT no. | 41393 |
| Mission duration | 91 days, 10 hours, 23 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | S.S. Rick Husband |
| Spacecraft type | Enhanced Cygnus |
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| Launch mass | 7,492 kg (16,517 lb) |
| Payload mass | 3,513 kilograms (7,745 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 23 March 2016, 03:05:52 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas V 401 (AV-064) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
| Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 22 June 2016, 13:29 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.66° |
| Berthing at the International Space Station | |
| Berthing port | Unity nadir |
| RMS capture | 26 March 2016, 10:51 UTC |
| Berthing date | 26 March 2016, 14:52 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 14 June 2016, 11:43 UTC |
| RMS release | 14 June 2016, 13:30 UTC |
| Time berthed | 79 days, 20 hours, 51 minutes |
NASA insignia | |
The Cygnus spacecraft for this mission is named the S.S. Rick Husband in honor of astronaut Rick Husband.
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