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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus resupply spacecraft has successfully launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia and is on its way to the International Space Station with approximately 7,500 pounds of science investigations as well as cargo after launching at 3:21 p.m. EST Saturday. The spacecraft launched with an automated command to initiate solar array deploy, which begins at 4:40 p.m., around 1 hour and 19 minutes after launch. Solar array deployment will take approximately 30 minutes. Read more for the launch stream video and additional information.
Cygnus is currently scheduled to arrive at the ISS around 4:05 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18. Coverage of the spacecraft’s approach and arrival will startat 2:30 a.m. on NASA Television and astronaut Andrew Morgan will use the space station’s robotic arm to capture Cygnus, while NASA’s Jessica Meir monitors telemetry. The spacecraft will stay at the space station until May.
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