2011 · United Launch Alliance
OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)
successAtlas V 501 | OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)
It 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.
Overview
- Date / time
- March 5, 2011 at 10:46 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Mission
- OTV-2 (X-37B) (USA-226)
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit