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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 501Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212)
Launched
April 22, 2010
Summary
OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212) launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 501 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 22, 2010. It was United Launch Alliance's 41st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,048th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Atlas V 501 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). The spacecraft was X-37B 1 (1). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Atlas V OTV-1 Launch HighlightsUnited Launch Alliance
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 501 · United Launch Alliance
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Atlas V 501 flightUnited Launch Alliance's 41st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,048th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
X-37B 1 (1)
First X-37B. First flight on April 22, 2010.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 224 days
The X-37B spaceplane successfully landed after this flight.
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- X-37B OTV-1 · NORAD 36514 · landed December 3, 2010
Centaur AV-012 · left Earth orbit April 23, 2010
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
It is the first flight of Boeing X-37B, a United States Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle, which is an unmanned 5000 kg, 8.8 m-long reusable mini-spaceplane capable of autonomous re-entry and landing. The OTV-1 mission was designed to test new technologies, however the specific identity of the spaceship's payload was not revealed. OTV was the first vehicle since NASA's shuttle orbiter capable of returning experiments to Earth for further inspection and analysis. The mission concluded after 224 days in orbit, marking the first American autonomous orbital runway landing.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
46th launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 671st from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212) launch?
OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212) launched on April 22, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212)?
Coverage: Atlas V OTV-1 Launch Highlights. Watch the replay
What rocket launched OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212)?
Atlas V 501, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 501 spec sheet
Where did OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was OTV-1 (X-37B) (USA 212) going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a government/top secret mission.