Cygnus Solar Array Deployment

Both solar arrays aboard Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft have been deployed, as of 9:15 a.m. EST.

Illustration of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft with solar arrays deployed.

Orbital ATKs cargo spacecraft lifted off on the company’s Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility at 7:19 a.m. EST on Nov. 12. A post-launch news conference is scheduled to begin on NASA TV at about 10:30 a.m. EST.