2017 · SpaceX
OTV-5 (X-37B)
successFalcon 9 Block 4 | OTV-5 (X-37B)
It is the fifth flight of the X-37B program. United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle, built by Boeing, is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 7, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39A
- Mission
- OTV-5 (X-37B)
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit