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SuccessOTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240) · United Launch Alliance
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012, 18:03 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012, 18:03 UTC – Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012, 18:03 UTC
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
OTV-3 (X-37B) (USA-240)
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (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 mission objectives were not revealed. The mission concluded after 674 days in orbit.
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