Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:03:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5264 ever
Mission
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.