flown by SpaceX USA

CRS NG-24

Success
APR 11202611:41:21 UTC

Closing flight of Northrop Grumman's four-mission Falcon 9 bridge contract, after which Cygnus operations were planned to resume on the redesigned Antares 330. The freighter - the second Cygnus XL - was named in honor of Steven Nagel, a NASA astronaut who flew on four Shuttle missions, commanding the final two.

launched from SLC-40 Canaveral

aboard Falcon 9 Block 5 F9-626 into LEO

Broadcast

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Vehicle components · 2

  • 01 Booster B1094.7
    Landed on ground pad · LZ-40
  • 02 Cygnus XL S. S. Steven R. Nagel
    Space station resupply

Payloads · 7

  • 01

    Coconut

    Amateur radio

  • 02

    HOKUSHIN-1

    Technology demonstration

  • 03

    HUCSat

    Technology demonstration

  • 04

    LEOPARDSat-1

    Education

  • 05

    PROVES-Alcyone

    Amateur radio

  • 06

    PROVES-Atlas

    Amateur radio

  • 07

    PROVES-Electra

    Amateur radio

last updated Oct 29, 2026