launched from USA

Cygnus NG-16 S. S. Ellison Onizuka

Success
AUG 10202122:01:05 UTC

Cargo included PIRPL, a Northrop Grumman sensor experiment carried on Cygnus's external surface and operated after the freighter's departure to characterize infrared plume signatures from on-orbit propulsion events — data of interest for missile-warning and space-domain awareness sensor calibration.

launched from LP-0A MARS

aboard Antares 230+ into LEO

Payloads · 2

  • 01

    Cygnus NG-16 S. S. Ellison Onizuka

    ISS logistics

  • 02

    PIRPL

    Technology demonstration

last updated May 26, 2026