United Launch Alliance
OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)
Atlas V 501
SUCCESS
Success
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 · 18:03 UTC
Mission
/01It 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.
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
56
Pad Launches
693
Location Launches
67
Agency Launches
74
Orbital This Year