Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · LEO
It is the first flight of Boeing X-37B, a United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle, which is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing. The OTV-1 mission was designed to test new technologies, however the specific identity of the…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTV 1 (USA 212) 2010-015A | Payload | re-entered 2010-12-03 | |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2010-015B | Rocket body | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2010-015 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).