Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Government/Top Secret · LEO
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…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTV 3 (USA 240) 2012-071A | Payload | re-entered 2014-10-17 |
COSPAR ID 2012-071 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).