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NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 Launch

Coverage of the Launch of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus NG-24 Cargo Craft to the International Space Station (Launch scheduled at 7:41 a.m. EDT).

SpaceX Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)

On Saturday April 11, 2026 at 11:41 UTC, SpaceX launched the Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel) mission with a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. Description generated from the Launch Library 2 API. —————————————————————— Object in the Launch Library …

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’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview

NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24, will deliver approximately 11,000 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station. This mission will be the second flight of the Cygnus XL, the larger, more cargo-capable version of the com...

Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)

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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 40

This is the 24th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 23rd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

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Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • April 6, 2026, 3:41 p.m.

Now targeting Apr 09 at 12:26 UTC


Cosmic_Penguin • April 7, 2026, 3:07 p.m.

Delayed to April 10.


Cosmic_Penguin • Feb. 25, 2026, 5:29 p.m.

NET April 1, TBC.


Cosmic_Penguin • April 8, 2026, 7 p.m.

Delayed to April 11.


hitura-nobad • April 10, 2026, 1:05 p.m.

Now targeting Apr 11 at 11:41:21 UTC


Falcon 9

Family:
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 LZ-40 after its 7th flight.

Result: Successful Return to Launch Site landing at Landing Zone 40.

Cygnus CRS NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)


Active Cargo Unmanned Payload Capacity: 3750 kg
Destination: ISS
Serial Number: None

This is the twenty-third flight to the ISS by the Cygnus spacecraft under the CRS program and their 12th under the CRS-2 program. This is also the 19th use of the enhanced size Cygnus.

Cygnus Enhanced Details

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.

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