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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-20 (S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson)
Falcon 9 Block 5
Historical mission record
This page records Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-20 (S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson) and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
Status reported by the mission data provider.
LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission
This is the 20th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 19th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9 Block 5
- Mission type
- Resupply
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Spacecraft
- Cygnus CRS NG-20 (S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson)
- Destination
- International Space Station
- Launch pad
- Space Launch Complex 40
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Programs
- International Space Station, Commercial Resupply Services
- Recovery
- Return to Launch Site, B1077 has landed back at the launch site after its tenth flight. +1
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
- Height
- 70 m
- Diameter
- 3.65 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 537
- First flight
- 2018-05-11
Recorded timing
This is a mission record, not an upcoming calendar appointment.
Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT
A single scheduled moment. The schedule may change before launch.
Weather concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Flight timeline
Planned sequence, not live telemetry. Times are relative to the launch target.
- T−00:38:00
GO for Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Prop Load
- T−00:35:00
Stage 1 LOX Load
- T−00:16:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−00:07:00
Engine Chill
- T−00:01:00
Tank Press
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- T−00:01:00
Startup
- T−00:00:45
GO for Launch
- T−00:00:03
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:01:07
Max-Q
- T+00:02:16
MECO
- T+00:02:20
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:27
SES-1
- T+00:02:33
Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+00:02:55
Fairing Separation
- T+00:03:22
Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+00:06:38
Entry Burn Startup
- T+00:06:55
Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+00:07:50
Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+00:08:15
Stage 1 Landing
- T+00:08:38
SECO-1
- T+00:14:40
Cygnus Deployment
Launch site & orbit
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The mission in perspective
Launch site & orbit
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Coverage & sources
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