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Cygnus space freighter with its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays

Cygnus space freighter with its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter with its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean.

iss061e036670 (Nov. 19, 2019) — Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter with its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean near the tip of South Africa. In the top right foreground, is the seven-windowed cupola with its window shutters open. Behind Cygnus, is the one of the station’s basketball court-sized solar arrays.