CYGNUS ORB-2

CYGNUS ORB-2 is no longer on orbit
CYGNUS ORB-2 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 40084

Int'l Code: 2014-039A

Launch date: July 13, 2014
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: WALLOPS ISLAND (WLPIS)
Decay date: 2014-08-17

CYGNUS CRS ORB-2, also known as Orbital Sciences CRS Flight 2, is the third flight of the Orbital Sciences' unmanned 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 on July 13, 2014. Cygnus is planned to remain berthed at the ISS for approximately 30 days during which time the station crew will unload cargo from Cygnus and subsequently load it with materials for disposal. At the end of the mission Cygnus will depart the station and reenter the Earth's atmosphere.