“We had a perfect orbit injection, really right on the money,” said Orbital ATK’s Frank DeMauro, manager of Cargo Resupply for the company, seen on the right in this image from NASA TV’s launch coverage with Mike Curie, launch commentator. “Everything’s looking great. The power system’s healthy, the propulsion system is healthy, we’re flying a good spacecraft.”
A United Launch Alliance lifted the Cygnus into space, the first time that combination has been used for a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.
“It was good to see the rocket head up there and put us exactly on target,” DeMauro said. “Most importantly the folks we’re really serving are the crew on the space station. We are thrilled we could serve them this way it’s been a great day and we look forward to more great days in the future.”