Cygnus XL spacecraft
Cygnus XL is the third major cargo-module configuration of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft. Introduced on NG-23 in 2025, its enlarged pressurized cargo module provides about 38 cubic metres of volume and capacity for roughly 5,000 kilograms of cargo while retaining Cygnus autonomous rendezvous, station berthing, reboost, and expendable disposal capabilities.
Identity
- Aliases
- Cygnus XLXL CygnusCygnus Extra Large
- Family Name
- Cygnus
- Full Name
- Cygnus XL spacecraft
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- cygnus-xl-spacecraft
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
- Variant Name
- XL
Details
- Description
- Cygnus XL is the third major cargo-module configuration of Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft. Introduced on NG-23 in 2025, its enlarged pressurized cargo module provides about 38 cubic metres of volume and capacity for roughly 5,000 kilograms of cargo while retaining Cygnus autonomous rendezvous, station berthing, reboost, and expendable disposal capabilities.
- Diameter M
- 3.7
- First Flight Year
- 2,025
- Height M
- 8
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:20:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 12:20:22 UTC