Q: What was the purpose of Cygnus NG-13?

A: It delivered cargo and supplies to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services program.

Q: How long did Cygnus NG-13 stay docked at the ISS?

A: It was berthed for nearly three months, from February 18 to May 11, 2020.

Q: What happened to Cygnus NG-13 after leaving the ISS?

A: It conducted secondary experiments before intentionally burning up during atmospheric reentry on May 29, 2020.

Cygnus NG-13

cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station

Vehicle cygnus_enhanced Q77869031

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: Cygnus Enhanced
Country: United States^[2]
Follows: Cygnus NG-12^[5]
Followed by: Cygnus NG-14^[6]
Launch date: 2020-02-15
Part of: Commercial Resupply Services^[9]
Country of origin: United States, Italy^[11]^[12]
Launch contractor: Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Launch vehicle: Antares
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Thales Alenia Space^[7]^[8]
Named after: Robert Henry Lawrence^[4]
Operator: Northrop Grumman Space Systems^[3]
Satellite of: low Earth orbit
Significant event: rocket launch, berthing, unberthing, atmospheric entry^[18]^[19]
Space launch vehicle: Antares^[10]
Spacecraft docking/undocking date: February 18, 2020, May 11, 2020^[16]^[17]
Start point: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0
Time of object orbit decay: May 29, 2020^[15]
Type of orbit: low Earth orbit^[13]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: February 15, 2020^[14]

🏷️ Also known as

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Image (Wikimedia Commons): ISS-63 Cygnus NG-13 departing the ISS.jpg ↗
COSPAR ID: 2020-011A
Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11j0v0zf7j
NSSDCA ID: 2020-011A
SCN: 45175

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Country of origin 2

United States, Italy

Significant event 2

atmospheric entry, rocket launch

Country 1

United States

Followed by 1

Cygnus NG-14

Followed by (predecessor) 1

Cygnus NG-14

Follows 1

Cygnus NG-12

Instance of 1

Cygnus Enhanced

Manufacturer 1

Thales Alenia Space

Named after 1

Robert Henry Lawrence

Part of 1

Commercial Resupply Services

Preceded by (successor) 1

Cygnus NG-12

Space launch vehicle 1

Antares

Type of orbit 1

low Earth orbit

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Summary

Cygnus NG-13 is a Cygnus Enhanced^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — country (P17): United States. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — operator (P137): Northrop Grumman Space Systems. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — named after (P138): Robert Henry Lawrence. collectspace.com. collectspace.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — follows (P155): Cygnus NG-12. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — followed by (P156): Cygnus NG-14. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — manufacturer (P176): Northrop Grumman Space Systems. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — manufacturer (P176): Thales Alenia Space. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — part of (P361): Commercial Resupply Services. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — space launch vehicle (P375): Antares. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — country of origin (P495): United States. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — country of origin (P495): Italy. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — type of orbit (P522): low Earth orbit. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): February 15, 2020. planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — time of object orbit decay (P621): May 29, 2020. planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — spacecraft docking/undocking date (P622): February 18, 2020. planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — spacecraft docking/undocking date (P622): May 11, 2020. planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — significant event (P793): rocket launch. planet4589.org. planet4589.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 — significant event (P793): berthing. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Cygnus NG-13 is an instance of Cygnus Enhanced (Q136334580) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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