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 Canadarm2 approaches the S.S. Janice Voss | |
| Mission type | ISS logistics |
|---|---|
| Operator | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-039A |
| SATCAT no. | 40084 |
| Mission duration | 34 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | S.S. Janice Voss |
| Spacecraft type | Standard Cygnus[1] |
| Manufacturer |
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| Launch mass | 5,644 kg (12,443 lb) |
| Payload mass | 1,494 kg (3,294 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 13 July 2014, 16:52:14 UTC (12:52:14 pm EDT)[2] |
| Rocket | Antares 120[1] |
| Launch site | MARS, Pad 0A |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 17 August 2014, 13:22 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Inclination | 51.64° |
| Berthing at ISS | |
| Berthing port | Harmony nadir |
| RMS capture | 16 July 2014, 10:36 UTC |
| Berthing date | 16 July 2014, 12:53 UTC |
| Unberthing date | 15 August 2014, 09:14 UTC |
| RMS release | 15 August 2014, 10:40 UTC |
| Time berthed | 29 days, 20 hours, 21 minutes |
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Orbital-2,[4][5] also known as Orb-2, was the third flight of the Orbital Sciences' uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus, its third flight to the International Space Station, and the fourth launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle. The mission launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) on 13 July 2014 at 16:52:14 UTC.
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- ^ "Orbital Sciences - Cygnus Orb-2 Mission Overview". Spaceflight101. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Orbital-2 Mission Media Press Kit" (PDF) (Press release). NASA. July 2014.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Launch Schedule". Spaceflight Now. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "International Space Station Flight Schedule". SEDS. 15 May 2013.
