May 20, 2015 3:05 pm

OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer

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Atlas V 501

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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It is the second flight of the second Boeing X-37B vehicle and the fourth 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 OTV-4 mission was to test Aerojet Rocketdyne’s XR-5A Hall-effect thruster and conduct a NASA investigation for testing various materials in space. The mission concluded after 717 days in orbit, marking the first time X-37B landed on the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center.
Launch Overview
Window Open 13:00 UTC
Window Close 17:00 UTC
Lift Off May 20, 2015 · 15:05 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 41
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Launch Alliance
Payload OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer
Rocket Atlas V 501
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
It is the second flight of the second Boeing X-37B vehicle and the fourth 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 OTV-4 mission was to test Aerojet Rocketdyne’s XR-5A Hall-effect thruster and conduct a NASA investigation for testing various materials in space. The mission concluded after 717 days in orbit, marking the first time X-37B landed on the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center.

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United Launch Alliance
Space Launch Complex 41
Launch Overview
Window Open 13:00 UTC
Window Close 17:00 UTC
Lift Off May 20, 2015 · 15:05 UTC
Launch Facility Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad Space Launch Complex 41
Target Orbit Low Earth Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer United Launch Alliance
Payload OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer
Rocket Atlas V 501
Destination Low Earth Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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