MISSION NAME
OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) 240
Status
Success
DATE
11 DEC 2012
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United Launch Alliance
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 41
Description
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.
Atlas V 501
Rocket Description
Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.