2012 · United Launch Alliance
OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)
successAtlas V 501 | OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)
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.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 11, 2012 at 06:03 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 41
- Mission
- OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit