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August 4, 2024
SpaceX Falcon 9 NG-21 (Cygnus Cargo Ship)
Launched: 11:02 AM ET
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Booster: B1080, 10th Flight
Payload: Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo ship resupply to the International Space Station.
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 KSC Launch Clock and Rocket Garden at my Arrival |
 Ignition |
 Liftoff! (L1) |
 Cleared Tower (L2) |
 L3 |
 L4 |
 L5 |
 L6 |
 L7 |
 L8 |
 L9 |
 L10 |
 L11 |
 Shockwave 1 |
 Shockwave 2 |
 Shockwave 3 |
 Shockwave 4 |
 Before disappearing into clouds |
Closeups, Camera 2
Booster Returns after 7.5 minutes!
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Booster Returns on Land |
Booster history: launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, and four Starlink missions.
Booster recovery: Landing Zone 1 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Fairing recovery: Cargo Ship 'Bob'
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo freighter to the ISS. The mission designation is NG-21. Delayed from August 3 due to poor weather.
The launch vehicle for Cygnus missions was changed from Northrop Grumman's own Antares 230+ rocket to SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket
(Russia's invasion of Ukraine ended engine and booster production for the Antares program).
The Falcon 9 first stage returned about 7 1/2 minutes after liftoff.
SpaceX Stats:
xx launch of the year and the xx launch of the month.
xx orbital flight for Falcon 9.
xx launch from SLC-xx.
xx landing on xx.
xx successful landing without fail.
xx launch dedicated to Starlink.
Target orbit: ISS Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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