Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25

NET November 2026

Mission brief

What is happening

SpaceX is launching Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA. It is a resupply mission heading to Low Earth Orbit.

Why it matters

Resupply flights keep the space station stocked with food, equipment and experiments, and their schedule is tied to what is already aboard.

At a glance

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Payload: Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25
Mission type: Resupply
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Provider: SpaceX
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40
Programme: Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station

This is the 25th flight of the Orbital ATK's uncrewed resupply spacecraft Cygnus and its 24th flight to the International Space Station under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.

What changed

Every change to this schedule, logged as it happened. Most trackers only ever show you today's date.

OCT 4 · 3:15 PM UTC
Window closes 31 days earlier
2026-12-31 00:00 UTC → 2026-11-30 00:00 UTC
Detected by RocketRune
OCT 4 · 3:15 PM UTC
Window opens 31 days earlier
2026-12-31 00:00 UTC → 2026-11-30 00:00 UTC
Detected by RocketRune
OCT 4 · 3:15 PM UTC
Moved 31 days earlier
2026-12-31 00:00 UTC → 2026-11-30 00:00 UTC
Detected by RocketRune

3 more entries in the full history of this launch. RocketRune Pro shows every change and every dated note.

Schedule confidence

LOW

Treat this date as provisional.

Why does RocketRune rate it this way?

Only a target month has been announced.
The provider has not committed to this date.
The launch time has held for 22 days.

This is a RocketRune assessment of how firm the published schedule is, not a prediction of launch success. It is calculated from the date precision and status published by the launch provider, plus the schedule changes RocketRune has recorded for this mission.

Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vehicle: Falcon 9 Block 5
Provider: SpaceX
Orbit: LEO
Payload: Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25
Status: To Be Determined
Vehicle height: 70 m
Liftoff thrust: 7,607 kN
Vehicle type flights: 643
Vehicle type success rate: 99.7%

Programme

Commercial Resupply Services, International Space Station

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