ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer - space launch mission detailed information

When is ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer? Launch date 20/MAY/2015 — Atlas V 501 rocket launch by United Launch Alliance from Space Launch Complex 41.

ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer launch date, launch time, live countdown, live stream and mission status (Success) — tracked on Space Realm.

ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer

Name: ULA Atlas V 501 OTV-4 (X-37B) (USA 261) ( AFSPC-5) & ULTRASat cubesat deployer
Start: 2015-05-20T15:05:00.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 41

Atlas V 501

Status

Success

Date

20 MAY 2015

15:05

Launch Provider

United Launch Alliance

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

It is the second flight of the second Boeing X-37B vehicle and the fourth 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 OTV-4 mission was to test Aerojet Rocketdyne's XR-5A Hall-effect thruster and conduct a NASA investigation for testing various materials in space. The mission concluded after 717 days in orbit, marking the first time X-37B landed on the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center.

Rocket

Atlas V 501

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

Atlas V with 5m Fairing, 0 SRB, 1 Centaur upper stage engine.

Height

58.3 m

Diameter

3.8 m

Launch Mass

334 T

Thrust

3,827 kN