Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · LEO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTV 2 (USA 226) 2011-010A | Payload | re-entered 2012-06-16 |
COSPAR ID 2011-010 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).