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NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23 Launch

Launch of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus CRS-23 Cargo Craft on a SpaceX Falcon from the Kennedy Space Center; launch is scheduled at 22:11:49 GMT, 17:11:49 CT, 18:11:49 ET

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Watch Live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch space station cargo mission

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Northrup Grumman Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches CRS NG-23 to the ISS

Cygnus NG-23 (Northrop Grumman-23) is a cargo resupply mission of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract with N...

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Cygnus CRS-2 NG-23 (S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool)

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Resupply

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 90%
B1094 - Landing Zone 2

This is the 23rd flight of the Northrop Grumman's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 22nd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

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Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 7, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Tweaked T-0.


Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 29, 2025, 2:50 a.m.

GO for launch.


Cosmic_Penguin • Sept. 12, 2025, 8:28 p.m.

Updated launch weather, 70% GO.



Cosmic_Penguin • April 25, 2025, 7 p.m.

NET mid-September.


Falcon 9

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Configuration: 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.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    70.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.65 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    549.0 T
  • Thrust
    7607.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Falcon 9
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 5
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Falcon 9 Block 5
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $52000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    22800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    8300.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Booster Info


B1094

Status: Active


Type: Core
Flight Proven: Yes
First Flight: April 29, 2025
Last Flight: April 11, 2026
Flights: 7
Landings Attempted: 7
Landings Successful: 7
Previous B1094 Flights

Landing Information

The Falcon 9 first stage B1094 has landed back at the launch site at Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) after its 4th flight.

Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 2.

Cygnus CRS NG-23 (S.S. William “Willie” C. McCool)


Active Cargo Unmanned Payload Capacity: 3750 kg
Destination: International Space Station
Serial Number: None

This is the twenty-second flight to the ISS by the Cygnus spacecraft under the CRS program and their eleventh under the CRS-2 program. This is also the 18th use of the enhanced size Cygnus.

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