Cygnus XL

Name: Cygnus XL
Brand: Northrop Grumman

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Payload LEO

5,000 kg

Assessment

Cargo spacecraft for ISS resupply under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract. Both Cygnus XL flights so far launched on Falcon 9, NG-23 on 14 September 2025 and NG-24 on 11 April 2026. Northrop Grumman plans to fly future Cygnus missions on its new Antares 330.

Source (provider information)

Technical data

Height7.9 m

Diameter3.1 m

PropellantHypergolic (hydrazine/N2O4)

ReusabilityExpendable

First flight2025

Lead time–

Provider launch sites

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 46 (SLC-46)Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad 0A – WallopsMid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad 0B – WallopsPacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA) Launch Pad 1 – KodiakVandenberg Space Launch Complex 8 (SLC-8)

Price

Price on request

To the provider: Northrop Grumman

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