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Enhanced Cygnus spacecraft

Enhanced Cygnus is the enlarged second major configuration of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft. Introduced in December 2015, it added a longer pressurized cargo module, greater payload capacity, UltraFlex solar arrays, and revised fuel tanks while retaining the autonomous rendezvous and expendable mission architecture.

Enhanced Cygnus spacecraft
NASA/Scott Kelly · Stored/public JPEG is byte-identical to NASA asset iss045e176110 (4928x3280, SHA-256 339d9910ae8e332550f1277a1bfaa6113b666bb347e5562511561623c5f4766f). NASA Images API metadata identifies the exact asset as Cygnus OA-4 Spacecraft on Approach to ISS, dated 9 December 2015, with photographer Scott Kelly and Johnson Space Center metadata: https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/iss045e176110/collection.json. NASA's exact image article describes the same Cygnus approach frame, identifies Scott Kelly as photographer, and credits NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/orbital-atks-cygnus-approaches-international-space-station/. NASA's current Images and Media Usage Guidelines state that NASA content generally is not subject to U.S. copyright and may be used factually or informationally with NASA acknowledged when no third-party rights are indicated; NASA logos and identifiers remain protected, and commercial promotional, endorsement, and merchandise uses have additional restrictions: https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/. This is asset-level factual/editorial reuse with NASA/Scott Kelly attribution, not blanket permission for NASA branding, endorsement, promotional merchandise, or third-party material. · Source
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Cygnus EnhancedEnhanced Cygnus
Family Name
Enhanced Cygnus
Full Name
Enhanced Cygnus spacecraft
Roles
cargo
Status
active
Type
spacecraft
Variant Name
Enhanced

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Description
Enhanced Cygnus is the enlarged second major configuration of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft. Introduced in December 2015, it added a longer pressurized cargo module, greater payload capacity, UltraFlex solar arrays, and revised fuel tanks while retaining the autonomous rendezvous and expendable mission architecture.
First Flight Year
2,015
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Operator
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Spacecraft Specs
Reusability
expendable

Links

Official Url
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-cargo-launches-to-space-station-aboard-orbital-atk-resupply-mission/
Wikipedia Url
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_(spacecraft)

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Creation Time
July 13, 2026 at 08:53:51 UTC
Updated Time
July 19, 2026 at 03:07:48 UTC
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