LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Mar 05 2011
United Launch Alliance
OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(10:46 PM UTC)
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(10:46 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
No Recovery Specified
Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas V 501Description:
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Government/Top Secret
- It is the first flight of the second Boeing X-37B, a United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle 2, which is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing. The OTV-2 mission was designed to test new technologies, however the specific identity of the spaceship's payload was not revealed. The mission concluded after 468 days in orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41