LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Tue Dec 11 2012
United Launch Alliance
OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(6:03 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(6:03 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(6:03 PM UTC)
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 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