Atlas V 401 | Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband)
This is the sixth flight of Orbital ATK’s unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Orbital ATK named the vehicle after astronaut Rick Husband who was the commander of STS-107.
Cygnus CRS OA-6, also known as Orbital ATK CRS-6, is the sixth flight of the Orbital ATK unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its fifth flight to the International Space Station…
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
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Mission Profile
Cygnus CRS OA-6 (S.S. Rick Husband) was a Atlas V 401 mission operated by United Launch Alliance that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on March 23, 2016. The flight carried its payload on a resupply mission to Low Earth Orbit. It was flown as part of the Commercial Resupply Services program. The launch was a success.