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Cygnus XL Cargo Craft Launches on Falcon 9 Rocket to Station

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo craft lifts off atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to the International Space Station.
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft lifts off atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to the International Space Station.
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At 6:11 p.m. EDT, more than 11,000 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft for the company’s Commercial Resupply Services 23, or Northrop Grumman CRS-23, mission for NASA. The spacecraft lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The spacecraft will reach its preliminary orbit about 10 minutes after launch. Cygnus XL also will deploy its solar arrays.

Live coverage of the spacecraft’s arrival will begin at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will capture Cygnus using the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm at approximately 6:35 a.m., and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is backup.

Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @NASASpaceOps and @space_station on X, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts.

Learn more about station activities by following @NASASpaceOps and @space_station on X, as well as the International Space Station’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.