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Centaur Engine Start

The Centaur’s upper stage has ignited for a 13.5-minute burn to place Cygnus in its proper orbit to catch the International Space Station. Rocket is now 332 miles from the launch site.

Author Steven SiceloffPosted on December 6, 2015October 21, 2016Categories Cygnus, Orbital ATK

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Editor’s Note

On June 6, 2018, Orbital ATK, one of the original commercial resuppliers along with SpaceX, was officially acquired by Northrop Grumman. Visit the Northrop Grumman blog for continued coverage of commercial resupply launches.

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