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LAUNCH CENTER

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Success
Tue Dec 11 2012
United Launch Alliance

OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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No Recovery Specified

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Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas V 501

Description:

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

Atlas V 501 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • It is the second flight of the first Boeing X-37B vehicle and the third flight of the program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing. The specific identity of the spaceship's payload or the mission objectives were not revealed. The mission concluded after 674 days in orbit.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 41