CYGNUS 0A-8

CYGNUS 0A-8 is no longer on orbit
CYGNUS 0A-8 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 43006

Int'l Code: 2017-071A

Launch date: November 12, 2017
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: WALLOPS ISLAND (WLPIS)
Decay date: 2017-12-18

CYGNUS CRS OA-8E, also known as Orbital Sciences CRS Flight 8E, is the ninth planned flight of the Orbital ATK unmanned resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its eighth flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The mission was flown to ferry some 7,385 pounds (3,350 kg) of experiments (from NASA, students, and others) and cargo (including water, crew supplies, and more) up to the orbiting lab. OA-8 marks the first time that Cygnus is slated to be used as an extension of the ISS as part of the SpaceTango facility TangoLab.