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Entry no.
2021-0471
CYGNUS NG-16
CYGNUS NG-16 (NORAD 49064) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry after a space station visit on 15 December 2021, after 4 months in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
49064
International designator
2021-072A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Aug 2021Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Dec 2021UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months127 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry) after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
2,326 kg
Operator
NG
Built by
NGIS SSG
Bus
EPCM
Programme
Cygnus
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsCYGNUS NG-16’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Dec 2021
6 entriesFrom the same launch
2021-072
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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