Success
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)
Resupply
SpaceX(SpX)CommercialFalcon 9 Block 5
LEOorbit
This is the 24th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 23rd flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Flight Timeline
- T-38:00GO for Prop Load
- T-35:00Prop Load
- T-35:00Stage 1 LOX Load
- T-16:00Stage 2 LOX Load
- T-07:00Engine Chill
- T-01:00Tank Press
- T-01:00Startup
- T-00:45GO for Launch
- T-00:03Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+01:08Max-Q
- T+02:13MECO
- T+02:17Stage 2 Separation
- T+02:21Stage 1 Flip
- T+02:25SES-1
- T+02:30Booster Boostback Burn Startup
- T+02:53Fairing Separation
- T+03:21Booster Boostback Burn Shutdown
- T+06:11Entry Burn Startup
- T+06:29Entry Burn Shutdown
- T+07:27Stage 1 Landing Burn
- T+07:54Stage 1 Landing
- T+08:31SECO-1
- T+14:39Payload Separation
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Mission details
The International Space Station programme is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the sixteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and utilization, and responsibilities for crew rotation and resupply of the International Space Station. It was conceived in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan, during the Space Station Freedom project as it was originally called.
Nov 20, 1998 — ongoing
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) are a series of flights awarded by NASA for the delivery of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.The first CRS contracts were signed in 2008 and awarded $1.6 billion to SpaceX for twelve cargo Dragon and $1.9 billion to Orbital Sciences for eight Cygnus flights, covering deliveries to 2016. The Falcon 9 and Antares rockets were also developed under the CRS program to deliver cargo spacecraft to the ISS.
Dec 23, 2008 — ongoing
Orbital Attempt
#7,257
SpX Mission
#663
Pad Launch
#377
Location Launch
#1,101
Designator
2026-079
Weather GO
90%
Weather Concerns
Cumulus Cloud Rule
Launch Window
NET
Apr 11, 2026, 11:41 AM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Falcon 9 Block 5 Specs
Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket designed and manufactured by SpaceX for the reliable and safe transport of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Block 5 variant is the fifth major interval aimed at improving upon the ability for rapid reusability.
Length
70 m
Diameter
3.65 m
Launch Mass
549 t
Thrust
7,607 kN
LEO Capacity
22,800 kg
GTO Capacity
8,300 kg
Launch Cost
$52M
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2018
Fastest Turnaround
1h 5m
Total Launches
586
Successful
585
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
288
Maiden flight: May 11, 2018
Social Flight Log
- Apr 11, 2026, 1:49 PM
Launch success confirmed with spacecraft solar panels deployed.
Source - Apr 11, 2026, 12:04 PM
Added back launch weather update, 90% GO.
Source - Apr 11, 2026, 11:56 AM
Cygnus has deployed.
Source - Apr 11, 2026, 11:42 AM
Liftoff!
Source - Apr 11, 2026, 11:26 AM
Official Webcast by NASA has started
Source - Apr 10, 2026, 1:05 PM
Now targeting Apr 11 at 11:41:21 UTC
Source - Apr 8, 2026, 7:00 PM
Delayed to April 11.
Source - Apr 7, 2026, 3:07 PM
Delayed to April 10.
Source - Apr 6, 2026, 3:41 PM
Now targeting Apr 09 at 12:26 UTC
Source - Apr 1, 2026, 6:22 PM
Updated T-0.
Source - Mar 31, 2026, 5:51 AM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Mar 20, 2026, 6:27 PM
Tweaked T-0.
Source - Mar 6, 2026, 10:55 PM
Added approximate launch time.
Source - Mar 6, 2026, 9:45 PM
NET April 8.
Source - Feb 25, 2026, 5:29 PM
NET April 1, TBC.
Source - Feb 17, 2026, 5:55 PM
Added approximate launch time.
Source - Jan 30, 2026, 5:44 PM
NET April 3.
Source - Sep 12, 2025, 4:34 PM
Reassigned to launch on Falcon 9.
Source
SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX operates from many pads, on the East Coast of the US they operate from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. They also operate from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, usually for polar launches. Another launch site is being developed at Boca Chica, Texas.
Founded
2002
Administrator
CEO: Elon Musk
Total Launches
681
Successful
666
Failed
15
Pending
120
Consecutive Success
166
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
Timezone
America/New_York
Local Launch Time
Apr 11, 2026, 7:41 AM
Total Launches
1,109
Total Landings
75
Coordinates
28.4889, -80.5778