United Launch Alliance
OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)
Atlas V 501
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, March 5, 2011 · 22:46 UTC
Mission
/01It 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.
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas V 501
Variant: 501
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.583° N, 80.583° W
48
Pad Launches
677
Location Launches
48
Agency Launches
11
Orbital This Year