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OTV-6 (X-37B) (USSF-7)

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Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Government/Top Secret

Low Earth Orbit Space Launch Complex 41 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA Probability: 90% #USSF7

It is the sixth flight of the X-37B program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle is built by Boeing. It's an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing.

Atlas V 501

Family:
Configuration: 501

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

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    1
  • Max Stage
    2
  • Length
    58.3 m
  • Diameter
    3.8 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Launch Mass
    334.0 T
  • Thrust
    3827.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Atlas V 501
  • Family
  • Variant
    501
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Atlas V 501
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $120000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    8210.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    3780.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

X-37B 1


Active Cargo Unmanned Payload Capacity: 227 kg
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Serial Number: 1

First X-37B. First flight on April 22, 2010.

X-37B Details

United Launch Alliance

United Launch Alliance

(ULA)

CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Successes: 165 Failures: 0 Pending: 44

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United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.

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