CYGNUS OA-9

CYGNUS OA-9 is no longer on orbit
CYGNUS OA-9 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 43474

Int'l Code: 2018-046A

Perigee: N/A

Apogee: N/A

Inclination: N/A

Period: N/A

Semi major axis: N/A

RCS: N/A

Launch date: May 21, 2018
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: WALLOPS ISLAND (WLPIS)
Decay date: 2018-07-30

CYGNUS OA-9 is a commercial Cygnus cargo craft carrying a quantum research experiment, an investigation into the properties of concrete in space, fresh food and other provisions for the International Space Station's six-person crew. Ground teams loaded 7,205 pounds (3,268 kilograms) of hardware and provisions into the Cygnus spacecraft's pressurized compartment, built by Thales Alenia Space in Italy. Nine CubeSats packaged inside the Cygnus pressurized cabin will be transferred into the station's Japanese Kibo lab, where astronauts will place them in an airlock for retrieval by a robotic arm, which will position the nanosatellites for release into orbit in the coming months.

1 43474U 18046A   18211.47198009  .00008695  00000-0  12249-3 0  9991
2 43474  51.6430 165.6485 0021068 270.4372 190.6361 15.57287845 10874

Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech